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Coverage dated November 20, 2025

FAA gives $10K bonuses only to controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during shutdown

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The National Air Traffic Controllers Association union said only 311 of its more than 10,000 members will receive the bonuses.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    FAA gives $10K bonuses only to controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during shutdown (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The National Air Traffic Controllers Association union said only 311 of its more than 10,000 members will receive the bonuses.

  2. NBC News

    Nearly 800 air traffic controllers and techs with perfect attendance during shutdown to receive $10K bonuses (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Nearly 800 air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect work attendance during the government shutdown will receive a $10,000 award for their "patriotic work" ensuring sky safety, the Transportation Department and the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday.

  3. ABC 7 New York

    $10K FAA bonuses given to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during shutdown (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    FAA says only 776 of the nearly 20,000 air traffic controllers and technicians who had to work without pay during the shutdown will receive bonuses

  4. Townhall

    Air Traffic Controllers With Perfect Attendance to Receive $10k Bonuses (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Air traffic controllers with perfect attendance to receive $10,000 bonuses for their dedication during the shutdown.

  5. Fox News

    Trump admin gives $10k bonuses to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during government shutdown (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced $10,000 bonuses for 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who worked during the shutdown.

  6. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    FAA gives $10K bonuses to controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during shutdown (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description

    The Federal Aviation Administration says only 776 of the nearly 20,000 air traffic controllers and technicians who had to work without pay during the shutdown will receive bonuses. The announcement

  7. Black Enterprise

    Thousands Of Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers During Shutdown Left Out Of Trump's 'Perfect Attendance' Bonus (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Thousands of air traffic controllers who worked without pay during the shutdown are concerned about being excluded from Trump’s bonus.

  8. CBS News

    Only controllers and techs with perfect attendance during shutdown getting $10,000 bonuses, FAA says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Only 776 air traffic controllers and techs with perfect attendance during the government shutdown will get $10,000 bonuses while nearly 20,000 others will be left out, the FAA says.

  9. Washington Examiner

    FAA says $10K bonuses only for workers with perfect attendance during shutdown (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The bonuses will exclude the overwhelming majority of workers who continued to provide air traffic safety services during the shutdown.

  10. New York Post

    FAA rewards air traffic controllers who worked during government shutdown with $10K bonus – here’s how many received the payment (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    776 air traffic controllers received $10,000 bonuses for working every day during the record-long 43-day government shutdown.

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