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Delays, safety concerns: What to know about shortages of air traffic controllers
Staffing shortages snarled flights on Friday at airports in Boston, Nashville, Dallas and Newark, New Jersey, among other major cities, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advisories said.

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Florida's busiest airport turns away all flights as air traffic controller shortage hits
Airlines are feeding air traffic controllers as they miss their first full paychecks
FAA delaying flights as government shutdown enters Day 31
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday delayed flights at airports in Austin, Newark and Nashville as air traffic control staffing problems continue to snarl flights and a government shutdown ...

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Air controller shortage causes delays in Orlando and other major airports
Could air traffic controllers delaying senators’ flights end the shutdown?
Flight Delays Hit Orlando, Dallas, DC Due to Shortage of Air Traffic Controllers
The FAA is about 3,500 air traffic controllers short of targeted staffing levels and many had been working mandatory overtime and six-day weeks even before the shutdown.

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Flight delays hit Orlando, Dallas, DC due to shortage of air traffic controllers
Air-traffic controllers miss their first paycheck. Shutdown effects on airports could get much worse.
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