Federal Shutdown Grounded U.S. Skies: Who Pays the Price for Washington’s Failures?

After more than a week of relentless flight cancellations and delays that crippled nearly 40 major airports across the United States, American skies are clearing — but at what cost? The nation’s air traffic control system was pushed to the brink during the record-breaking federal government shutdown that left thousands of controllers working without pay and forced airlines to slash flights drastically. How Long Will Washington Ignore the Backbone of American Aviation? The story is simple yet unsettling: approximately 3,000 air traffic controllers showed up day after day through a 43-day furlough, unpaid and under enormous pressure. Yet, it took...