AIA Says Shutdown Is Having Ripple Effect Across Aerospace

The Aerospace Industries Association is urging a resolution to the budget impasse resulting in the partial federal shutdown. AIA said Tuesday that beyond direct effects on government employees, the shutdown is having a ripple effect, with export licenses no longer being processed, contractors being furloughed and research projects at the FAA, NASA and NOAA in limbo. “Every day the shutdown lasts, the impacts grow and become more difficult and more expensive to fix,” it said.