Government Shutdown Could Jeopardize Modernization of Air Traffic Control System
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- 01 Oct
Shutdown Resources for PASS Members and Bargaining Unit Employees
The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS) warned today that a government shutdown could jeopardize the administration’s plans to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system. “At a time when there is much-needed focus and movement to reshape and revamp the nation’s air traffic control system, it is troubling that Congress has not been able to pass a continuing resolution or full appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026,” said National President Dave Spero.
PASS represents approximately 11,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Defense employees throughout the United States and abroad. These employees install, maintain, support and certify air traffic control and national defense equipment, inspect and oversee the commercial and general aviation industries, develop flight procedures, and perform quality analyses of complex aviation systems used in air traffic control in the United States and overseas. The employees at the FAA work in the Aviation Safety directorate, Technical Operations, Air Traffic Services, Mission Support Services and Flight Program Operations.
“The employees PASS represents at the FAA are going to play a critical role in the plans to modernize air traffic control,” continued President Spero. “Shutting down the federal government is never in the taxpayers’ best interest and certainly not good for the National Airspace System (NAS).”