Regulations and Government
U.S. Congress Intervenes To Stop Controller Furloughs
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Air traffic controllers in the U.S. gained a reprieve from the threat of mandatory furloughs last week when legislators moved to allow the transfer of airport improvement funds into the FAA’s operations budget. © Natca

The U.S. Congress moved to relieve the Federal Aviation Administration of its need to furlough air traffic controllers last week after five days of prolonged flight delays at major airports blamed on controller staffing reductions.