Air traffic controllers have long faced a shortage. The 2025 government shutdown was hard on controllers, with some choosing ...

The Transportation Department said Sept. 30 it will keep air traffic control services and training running during a government shutdown, protecting critical aviation functions. Aviation groups warned ...

If the job market looks grim, the picture is different for air traffic controllers. Many active ones are approaching the mandatory retirement age of 56. The Federal Aviation Administration hired them ...

Issues with air traffic control staffing are under the spotlight following the fatal mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter in Washington D.C. on Wednesday that ...

WASHINGTON — The current shortage of staff at air traffic control facilities is attributable to past hiring constraints and a misallocated workforce, the effects of which may be exacerbated by current ...

Elon Musk, who has been tasked with leading the Department of Government Efficiency, is pleading for retired air traffic controllers to consider returning to work amid an ongoing, nationwide shortage ...

Persistent staff shortages have raised safety concerns. At many facilities, staffing is so low that at least a quarter of the work force is missing. By Aaron Krolik More than 90 percent of the country ...

A communications system reliant on floppy disks and copper wires. Radars operated with a remote line described as “a long extension cord.” Multiple air traffic controllers on trauma leave to recover ...

Despite the FAA chief warning air traffic control towers may never reach full staffing, Sean Duffy assures Americans that ...

"I think by opening up air traffic control, we get more entrepreneurs in and more innovation," said Chris Edwards.