On Sunday, April 21, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chose to begin furloughing air traffic controllers and all other employees in order to implement sequestration and meet required savings of five percent. Although the Administration knew about the potential for sequestration since November 2011, it waited until April 16, 2013 – just days before the furloughs were set to begin – to inform Congress and U.S. airlines of its plans and warn that major delays could result.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta issued a list of cities that could experience delays of up to more than two hours due to furloughs. Although the FAA has stated it has flexibility to reduce costs in other ways, it has chosen a very public and painful way to implement sequestration.
Information about the Obama Administration's choices:
- FAA Sequester Fact Sheet
- Background Information on FAA Furloughs Air Traffic Organization (ATO) and Air Traffic Control (ATC) Facilities
- Top 10 Examples of FAA’s Financial Mismanagement
- Chart: FAA Operations Budget vs. Domestic Departures
Recent press releases and letters on sequester from the Committee:
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