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The future of air traffic control grows more uncertain as the federal government shutdown continues
The impact of the federal government shutdown on the air traffic control system in the United States could linger on well beyond the reopening of the government.
The ongoing government shutdown has created a cascading crisis in America’s skies, with unpaid air traffic controllers calling in sick at unprecedented rates and causing thousands of flight delays across the country.
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, a Republican from Oklahoma, said FAA training should stay in Oklahoma, despite "longing eyes" from Texas