Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more Americans to question ...

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training -- but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution. File Photo by Bonnie ...

GAO says FAA still faces controller shortages despite 200,000 applicants, citing long training timelines, high attrition, and ...

MACON, Ga. (WRBL) — The U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed an agreement with Middle Georgia State University to join an ...

In his first few days guiding aircraft at the Oakland, California, air traffic control center, trainee Ryan Higgins deleted a plane’s data from the radar screen. It was untrackable for a few frantic ...

The United States is facing a shortage of approximately 3,000 air traffic controllers as many trainees quit before completing their certification, contributing to travel delays at airports across the ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Nashua Community College to become New Hampshire’s first school to be part of a federal Enhanced Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative. U.S.

The FAA lost up to 500 air traffic controller trainees during the 43-day government shutdown, worsening staffing shortages that controllers warn will ripple for years.

As the federal government entered the second week of a shutdown, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers began impacting travel.But even before the shutdown began on Oct. 1, a shortage of air ...