FAA/ATC government shut down?

[RotorAndWing]

Affirmative sir.

http://news.yahoo.com/union-faa-furloughs-airline-safety-inspectors-014714482--politics.html

Employees critical to public safety are generally exempt from the furloughs.
FAA spokeswoman Kristie Greco declined to confirm the union's tally of the number of inspectors furloughed and the type of inspections they conduct. She said nearly 2,500 safety office personnel — including some inspectors — will be furloughed, but they may be called back to work incrementally over the next two weeks.




Inspectors takes on a broad meaning here. They could be lumping in ASA's and AST's as well as the guys that inspect navigational equipment. As far as I know there are no OPS/AW/AV or Dispatch/Cabin Inspectors on furlough according to my friends in the agency.

 

[SoloEqs]

Employees critical to public safety are generally exempt from the furloughs.

Like those Rangers manning the barricades to keep people out of parks and away from monuments?

 

[BillTIZ]

Well, we're in Coeur D'Alene ID, headed for Yosemite. WAIT! We're not going to be able to go to Yosemite, and maybe we'll get our Wawona lodge $$s refunded!

GA permits me instead to head to Seattle to visit with my nephew. Try THAT on part 121...(!)

Call the Lodge to make sure, closed? Thanks, please send the refund?

 

[roncachamp]

I guess you know what congress is going to do! Good luck with that. You should go to Vegas! Right now No he is NOT going to get payed for any furlough days.

Yes, I do know. I know because I went through seven of them as a federal employee. Got every penny I was due. I was in ATC so I actually worked through them, but the nonessential personnel that didn't work through them got paid too.