BySuzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes Staff.
A partial government shutdown looks increasingly likely, but the duration is anyone’s guess—which means uncertainty for airlines, aviation workers and travelers.
As essential workers, air traffic controllers would again work without pay through the shutdown.
Controllers are due to receive their last full paycheck on Tuesday, Feb. 3, a spokesperson for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), the union representing roughly 19,000 controllers, told Forbes.
