Congress Orders Obama Administration To End Furloughs

Above, Cleveland International Airport's control tower.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The furloughs of air traffic controllers will be ending soon as Congress passed a bill ordering the Obama Administration to make cuts elsewhere in the Transportation Department.

The Washington Times reported:

Moving with striking speed and overwhelming bipartisanship, Congress on Friday ordered President Obama to cancel the furloughs of air traffic controllers, making the second big dent in the budget sequesters. 

Congress approved a bill ordering the Transportation Department to move money to the Federal Aviation Administration in order to put air traffic controllers back on the job — and requiring Mr. Obama’s team to make cuts elsewhere in the department.

The sequester was the Obama Administration's idea and it is turning out that people are getting wise to the fact that the "painful cuts" were all politically generated and totally unnecessary.  Democrats are getting "wobbly" as they see this turning into a public relations fiasco.  Obama has indicated that he will sign the bill.

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In other air travel news, Japan has authorized the resumption of Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger flights in the country starting Friday.  After installation of new safety systems in all 787s, the plane is expected to be fully operational in June.