WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of three U.S. senators on Tuesday called for new funding to boost air traffic control staffing, speed training of new controllers and provide new ...

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there are more than 14,000 FAA air traffic control specialists who help guide pilots, their planes, and 2.7 million passengers from taxi to takeoff, ...

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is expanding the number of schools that can participate in a fast-tracked air traffic control training program, as the administration seeks more ways to address ...

The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as a recent spate of incidents has thrust the high-stress profession into the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The U.S. is facing a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. Ohio State’s aviation center hopes to help. “A lot of other collegiate aviation programs have air traffic ...

New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy. New programs ...