{"id":947,"date":"2025-10-01T19:29:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/?p=947"},"modified":"2025-10-06T09:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:12:26","slug":"air-traffic-controller-union-warns-of-weakened-aviation-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/air-traffic-controller-union-warns-of-weakened-aviation-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Air traffic controller union warns of &#039;weakened&#039; aviation system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) said Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5529636-live-updates-trump-government-shutdown\/\">the government shutdown<\/a> will weaken the country\u2019s airspace system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the federal government shuts down it introduces unnecessary distractions and our entire aviation system is weakened,\u201d NATCA President Nick Daniels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natca.org\/2025\/10\/01\/natca-calls-on-congress-to-end-the-government-shutdown-as-soon-as-possible\/\">said in a\u00a0release<\/a>. \u201cCongress must restore federal funding so that the safety and efficiency of our National Airspace System is not compromised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NATCA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.natca.org\/\">represents nearly 20,000<\/a>\u00a0air traffic controllers, engineers and other aviation safety employees.<\/p>\n<p>In its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/sites\/dot.gov\/files\/2025-09\/DOT_Shutdown_Plan_9.30.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shutdown contingency plan<\/a>\u00a0released Tuesday, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said that more than 11,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees, roughly a quarter of the agency\u2019s workforce, will be furloughed due to the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>The DOT noted more than 13,000 air traffic controllers will keep working without pay, and hiring and training of controllers will continue.<\/p>\n<p>However, a group representing U.S. airlines\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/transportation\/5528348-government-shutdown-flight-delays\/\">told Congress on Monday<\/a> flight delays could occur due to air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration employees having to work without pay.<\/p>\n<p>Daniels also expressed concern over working conditions for controllers, some of whom are already working six days per week and 10 hours per day, according to NATCA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe increased stress and fatigue that comes from working long hours without pay cannot be overstated,\u201d he added. \u201cDespite the shutdown, there is one thing that will not change \u2014 air traffic controllers are incredibly proud of the public service they provide, and they will answer the bell without fail.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) said Wednesday the government shutdown will weaken the country\u2019s airspace system. ...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":948,"href":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947\/revisions\/948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}