Amid air traffic control shortages, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy outlines plans to retain experienced staff, hire new ...

The FAA is currently facing a deficit of about 3,000 controllers and has unveiled a plan in May 2025 to increase hiring and ...

While most sectors of the federal government are being trimmed down to align with President Donald Trump’s agenda, one group of employees is actually being paid to […] ...

“The FAA, the airlines, and all of the supporting people have worked diligently to make air travel safer, and it’s never been ...

The Trump administration says it's going to modernize air traffic control equipment. Many administrations before have ...

Air traffic controllers are refusing to use potentially offensive route names, forcing the regulator to rename them. Some ...

The shortage of air traffic controller specialists is one of the reasons for the hectic stretch at Newark Liberty International Airport amid hundreds of cancellations and delays leaving thousands ...

The Trump administration is promising to fix the nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers after recent control tower mishaps and a string of crashes earlier this year. The need for more ...

An experienced air traffic controller retired just days after his radar failed as planes flew into New York airspace, according to The New York Times. The fault meant the Philadelphia-based Newark ...

When the air traffic controllers moved to Philadelphia from Long Island, the FAA did not migrate the radar feed data for Newark. The myriad problems that have wreaked havoc on Newark Liberty ...

The median salary for an air traffic control specialist is $127,805, according to the FAA. The rigorous hiring process including the passing of a test, medical and security background check and ...