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The sudden #FAA restrictions seemed to catch #pilots & #AirTrafficControllers by surprise.
Audio from LiveATC.net caught the moment pilots were made aware of the grounding.
“Just pass it on to everybody else, at 06:30 for the next 10 days, we’re all at a ground stop,” a controller said.
A pilot replied, “OK, ground stop 06:30 for how long?”
“Ten days,” the controller replied.
“So the airport is totally closed?” the pilot said, chuckling.
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Sec. Kristi Noem hands out $10,000 bonus checks to Minnesota TSA workers and announces increased funding – Twin Cities
Sec. Kristi Noem hands out $10,000 bonus checks to Minnesota TSA workers and announces increased funding
More than $1 billion will be dedicated to improving TSA technology and operations, Noem announced Sunday
By Kristi Miller | [email protected] | Pioneer Press
PUBLISHED: November 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM CST
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem awarded $10,000 bonus checks to several dozen Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport TSA agents on Sunday, and announced that her department will be spending $1 billion to improve TSA technology and operations.
Noem praised the Minnesota workers’ dedication during the government shutdown despite hardships that came from working without pay, noting that TSA employees across the country are being recognised with bonuses. She has not specified how many TSA officers qualify for the bonuses.
“I just want to express my deep, great gratitude for all of you,” she said. “I’m thankful for individuals who serve in TSA, who serve in our airports and security checkpoints with dignity, integrity and a happy attitude every day.”
The checks for Minnesota workers came a day after Noem visited Las Vegas, also handing out bonuses to TSA workers there.
Nationally, only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses, while nearly 20,000 other workers will be left out, the Federal Aviation Administration said last week.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: Sec. Kristi Noem hands out $10,000 bonus checks to Minnesota TSA workers and announces increased funding – Twin Cities
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—>> #TheDailyShow ⦁ #LeslieJones <<— Overworked #AirTrafficControllers Deserve First-Class Treatment #DailyShow #TDS #Comedy #Humour #Humor #Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics #WorldNews #News #AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol #NZpol #UKpol #USpol youtu.be/QbA34eP24qY
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—>> #TheDailyShow ⦁ #LeslieJones <<—
Overworked #AirTrafficControllers Deserve First-Class Treatment
#DailyShow #TDS #Comedy #Humour #Humor
#Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics #WorldNews #News
#AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol #NZpol #UKpol #USpol
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Pete Buttigieg blasts Trump's rant against air traffic controllers and the Biden administration
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/pete-buttigieg-blasts-trump
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@ponderingpolitics.bsky.social discusses #DonaldTrump, who PUBLICLY attacked and THREATENED #airtrafficcontrollers at a time of mass layoffs, flight cancellations, and delays. youtu.be/PvCByqORWqc?...
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🚨 Breaking news: Up to 15 or 20 air traffic controllers are RETIRING DAILY! ✈️ Apparently, they didn't get the memo that the sky is falling—because who needs order in #chaos, right? 😅 Meanwhile, the rest of us just hope our flights will arrive before the next #retirement party kicks off. 🎉
https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2025/11/up-to-15-or-20-air-traffic-controllers-are-retiring-daily-official-says.html #airtrafficcontrollers #news #flightdelays #aviation #HackerNews #ngated -
'Up to 15 or 20′ air traffic controllers are retiring daily
#HackerNews #airtrafficcontrollers #retirement #news #aviation #industry #workforce
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#Airports in #NewYork, #LosAngeles & #Chicago along with hubs across the #US are among 40 that will see flights cut starting Friday due to the government #shutdown, acc/to a list distributed to the airlines & obtained by AP.
The #FAA announced Wednesday that it would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 high-volume markets to maintain #travel #safety as #AirTrafficControllers exhibit
signs of strain during the ongoing shutdown.#Trump #Republicans #OrchestratedShutdown
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-6-2025?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-06-Breaking+News -
Cool. Cool cool cool cool cool cool cool, no doubt no doubt.
Exclusive: #US may cut #AirTraffic 10% by Friday without #shutdown deal
The shutdown has forced 13,000 #AirTrafficControllers & 50,000 Transportation Security Administration [#TSA] officers to work WITHOUT #PAY & snarled tens of thousands of #flights.
#Trump #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab #law #Congress
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-may-cut-air-traffic-10-by-friday-without-shutdown-deal-sources-say-2025-11-05/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
"The National Air Traffic Controllers Association said thousands are taking second jobs, straining focus and safety, while the FAA acknowledged delays affecting tens of thousands of flights each day as the crisis deepens."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #MikeJohnson #food #SNAP #healthcare #economy #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #AirTrafficControllers #AirTravel
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"Flight delays surged nationwide as the ongoing government shutdown left air traffic controllers working without pay, prompting safety warnings from their union about exhaustion, financial stress, and understaffing."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #MikeJohnson #food #SNAP #healthcare #economy #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #AirTrafficControllers #AirTravel
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#Shutdown pain intensifies as #airtrafficcontrollers lose pay, and #foodassistance is drying up
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"The administration maintains it cannot distribute the $6 billion the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) holds in reserve to cover for November 1.”
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #MikeJohnson #food #SNAP #healthcare #AirTravel #AirTrafficControllers
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"Yesterday air traffic controllers received their first ‘zero’ paycheck. For weeks, flights have been delayed across the country as air traffic controllers call in sick. Also across the country, states are bracing for food insecurity among the 42 million Americans who depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when those payments don’t go out on time on November 1."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #MikeJohnson #food #SNAP #healthcare #AirTravel #AirTrafficControllers
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#shutdown #AirTrafficControllers
"Congress must act before FAA can pay air traffic controllers, Duffy says
An effort to find executive branch money for the aviation system’s frontline safety workers appears to have run aground.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy suggested Tuesday that a Trump administration effort to scrounge together money to pay air traffic controllers during the federal shutdown is dead.
During a news conference at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Duffy said he had examined the FAA’s budget to see if he could find any available funds, but 'there’s not a lot of leeway that we have to get people paid.'
'The answer is open up the government,' he said, or that Senate Democrats vote for legislation that would ensure essential workers get their paychecks during the lapse in appropriations."
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#Burbank #FAA #airtrafficcontrollers #shutdown #fafo
“ Burbank Airport is bracing for possible impacted operations as air traffic controllers begin to call out in greater numbers due to the government shutdown.
Beginning at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Hollywood Burbank Airport will have no air traffic controllers in their tower, ABC News has learned.”
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Air Traffic Controllers - just may be the piece of straw that will break US Gov shut down!
Over 13,000 Air Traffic Controllers are classified as essential employees and currently NOT being paid!
A "slight increase" in sick leave at key FAA facilities that handle high-altitude traffic could cripple the US air travel system by limiting traffic at key airports. Stay Tuned! https://www.npr.org/2025/10/02/nx-s1-5560219/air-traffic-controllers-ending-government-shutdown #USGov #GovShutDown #FAA #AirTraffic #GovernmentFunding #Funding #DoT #AirTrafficControllers
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#AirTrafficControl:
@lastweektonight with #JohnOliver (#HBO)John Oliver discusses the working conditions of #airtrafficcontrollers, why those conditions are impacting us all, and – for those under 30 – what a “floppy disk” is.
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"Why Are We So Abusive to Air Traffic Controllers?"
#Murdockinations #blog #reprise #airtrafficControllers #ATC #airsafety
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The #TSA should #Strike. #AirTrafficControllers too. All non-healthcare federal employees as well. Everyone else should provide mutual aid until #DOGE is shut down and spending control returned to #Congress.
We've all forgotten who, actually, holds the power. Its the people with the power, and will, to say "No."
Federal employees are terrorized. They need a #GeneralStrike.
“PATCO on steroids”: Trump’s TSA union busting sparks calls for a general strike | Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/11/patco-on-steroids-trumps-tsa-union-busting-sparks-calls-for-a-general-strike/ -
#AirTrafficControllers #FAA #DOGE
"In the US, air traffic controllers are required by law to retire at the age of 56, and the FAA won’t hire anyone older than age 31, because they want candidates to have at least a 25-year career path."Elon Musk to retired air traffic controllers: Please come back to work
"Musk wants retired air traffic controllers to return to their jobs amid a shortage of qualified professionals."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-retired-air-traffic-controllers-return-to-work/