Flight disruptions during last week’s record government shutdown spurred rare bipartisan action: lawmakers introduced a bill to guarantee pay for FAA air-traffic controllers during future funding lapses to prevent staffing shortfalls, operational caps and the wide-scale delays that crippled U.S. airports.
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The bill targets the immediate operational cause of the shutdown’s disruption — unpaid controllers — aiming to avert outcomes like the reported 2,244 U.S. flight delays and temporary capacity curbs such as the FAA’s 3% flight caps at major airports (FAA to lift 3% domestic flight caps).
It responds to immediate workforce and safety vulnerabilities exposed by the shutdown: controller training slowed and private schools stepped in, while Congress has signaled scrutiny with a Senate subcommittee probe of aviation safety.
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