Shutdown strains already short-staffed air traffic controllers, union president says

Understaffing at air traffic control towers has affected flights this week. But the The National Air Traffic Controllers ...

US could dismiss air traffic controllers who fail to work during shutdown, transportation secretary says

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that the government could dismiss air traffic controllers who ...

Could air traffic controllers help end the government shutdown?

Air traffic controllers “make up less than half of one percent of the federal workforce, but when it comes to a government ...
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Germany Appears Set to Buy Saab’s GlobalEye AWACS Plane

Germany’s acquisition of Saab’s GlobalEye would be an important step on the long—and expensive—path to rearmament.

Air traffic controllers told to keep working during government shutdown as some call in sick

National Air Traffic Controllers Association tells its members that failing to report to work could cost them their job.
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U.S. Jets Intercept Russian Bombers and Fighters Near Alaska

How close is too close when nuclear-capable bombers fly towards North America? On Wednesday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) initiated a multi-level reaction to intercept two ...