FAA Faces Furlough Of 11,000 Employees, Airlines Warn Of Delays Amid Shutdown Threat - American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL)
Benzinga·2025-10-01 03:52The U.S. Transportation Department announced on Tuesday that over 11,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees could face furloughs if government funding lapses. This potential furlough represents about a quarter of the FAA’s workforce.ATC, Security Officers To Work Without PayAir traffic controllers and security officers would be required to work without pay, while other operations would be halted, according to Reuters.U.S. airlines have expressed concerns that a partial federal government shutdo ...