Air traffic controller pay raise stuck at 1% as senators press FAA for full 3.8%

air traffic controller pay raise control tower exterior at an airport during dusk light

WASHINGTON — An air traffic controller pay raise authorized by Congress remains only partly paid on Tuesday as Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin of Illinois press FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford to release the unpaid share, after controllers received only the governmentwide 1% increase instead of the full 3.8% Congress funded. CBS News reported that … Read more

Labor Day storms trigger more than 4,000 airport delays across the U.S.

Labor Day airport delays at a busy U.S. airport security and travel checkpoint

U.S. air travelers wrapping up the Labor Day weekend faced Labor Day airport delays as a surge of disruptions, with extreme weather linked to more than 4,000 airport delays nationwide (The Travel’s Labor Day FAA delay report), according to holiday travel coverage summarizing the weekend rush. The Labor Day period already ranked among the busiest … Read more