Over 11,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees have been furloughed nationwide, while more than 13,200 air traffic controllers are reporting to work without pay, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Even before the shutdown, Virginia was navigating a shortage of controllers at nine airports statewide.

Roughly 750,000 federal employees were furloughed when the government closed its doors. Not included in that number are the air traffic controllers who will continue to work, without pay, as long as the shutdown continues. That has raised concerns about ...

While the government shutdown may be soon in the rearview mirror, it may leave air travel in a chokehold for months, and possibly years, to come.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is set to deliver remarks at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Tuesday as airports face a deadline for more flight cancellations during the government shutdown.