US government shutdown could add misery to air travel
A partial govt shutdown could disrupt air travel and the govt would need to furlough 1,000 air traffic controllers in training.
Thu Sep 28 2023
UK air traffic failure set to disrupt flights for days
Thousands stranded in airports across Europe, as air traffic controllers were forced to switch to manual systems due to a technical problem.
Wed Aug 30 2023
Hundreds of flights canceled in Greece ahead of strikes
Airlines Saturday announced the cancelation of hundreds of flights in and out of Greece ahead of a series of one-day strikes by the country's air traffic controllers.
Sat Oct 08 2016
Italy strikes perfectly timed to take in Euro 2016
Hundreds of flights were cancelled and many more were delayed across Italy on Friday during a brief strike by air traffic controllers... just as Italy were beating Sweden in the Euro 2016.
Fri Jun 17 2016
AirAsia flight QZ8501 debris found
AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya Indonesia, to Singapore lost contact with the Indonesian air traffic controllers this morning.
Sun Dec 28 2014
France gripped by travel chaos as rail, air strikes bite
Thousands of flights in and out of French airports were cancelled as a strike by air traffic controllers intensified just hours before a nationwide rail strike was due to start.
Wed Jun 12 2013
French air traffic controllers go on strike
Air traffic controllers in France went on a three-day strike Tuesday in protest against European Union plans.
Tue Jun 11 2013