10/11/2025
A Call to Action: Reopen the Government, Protect Our Skies
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The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is calling on all controllers, families, friends, aviation enthusiasts, and fellow Americans to help us send a strong message to Congress: it’s time to reopen the government.
The government shutdown has real and lasting effects:
• 💰 Cost to Taxpayers: Shutdowns do not save money. They waste it—stalling projects, driving up long-term costs, and undermining investments already made in our aviation infrastructure.
• 😔 Increased Stress on the Workforce: Air traffic controllers and aviation safety professionals continue to show up, day and night, carrying the burden of a system strained by uncertainty. Prolonged stress introduces unnecessary risk into an environment where precision and focus are critical.
We ask Congress to put politics aside and put safety, efficiency, and the American public first. Our skies remain the safest in the world, but shutdowns threaten the stability of that foundation.
📢 Stand with NATCA. Stand with aviation safety. Contact your representatives and urge them to take action now. Together, we can keep America’s airspace the safest and most efficient in the world.
After Congress failed to come to an agreement to fund the government, federal appropriations authority for agencies and departments lapsed and the government shut down Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m. As a result, air traffic controllers and...
