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The government shutdown has exacerbated the air traffic controller shortage, leading to delays at airports across the country, including in Burbank, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images

How the government shutdown is making the air traffic controller shortage worse and leading to flight delays

Brian Strzempkowski, The Ohio State University and Melanie Dickman, The Ohio State University

Air traffic controllers are considered essential workers and required to work without pay during the shutdown, but there are reports some are calling in sick in greater numbers than usual.
Air traffic controllers observe a plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport in 2017. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university‑based training programs are becoming part of the solution

Melanie Dickman, The Ohio State University and Brian Strzempkowski, The Ohio State University

The FAA is expanding its intense air traffic controller training to universities as part of an effort to alleviate a shortage of about 3,000 controllers.

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