The U.S. urgently needs thousands of air traffic controllers. Here's what the job requires.

Aviation experts worry that the recent government shutdown could make it hard for the U.S. to recruit a new generation of air ...

Sen. Duckworth demands Transportation Dept. give $10,000 bonus to all air traffic controllers, FAA technicians

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the bonus would be given only to controllers and technicians who didn't miss a ...

FAA scrambles to hire 8,900 air traffic controllers by 2028 as shortage reaches crisis levels

Air traffic controller shortage drives new FAA-approved Enhanced AT-CTI training at Middle Georgia State University, offering ...

Air traffic control is stressful. This former controller describes the reality of the job

With air traffic controllers in the news lately, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Emily Hanoka, a former controller who retired earlier this year, about the stresses and sacrifices involved in the work.
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FAA ends shutdown-era flight limits as controller staffing rebounds

The FAA is lifting all commercial flight restrictions at 40 major U.S. airports. The restrictions were put in place due to air traffic control safety concerns during the government shutdown. The ...
CNN

Worst weekend for air traffic controller staffing since start of shutdown

Flight delays linked to the ongoing federal government shutdown continue, with this past weekend marking the worst for air traffic control staffing shortages since the shutdown began, according to a ...
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Air traffic controllers are about to miss their first paycheck, forcing some into side gigs

Four days into the government shutdown, Jack Criss, an air traffic control specialist at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, assumed a second role — driving for DoorDash. “My financial obligations ...
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Trump demands air traffic controllers return to work as flight cancellations spike

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump demanded air traffic controllers return to work on Monday as government-directed flight cuts and air traffic staffing absences continue to wreak havoc with U.S. air ...

US FAA picks Peraton to oversee air traffic control reform

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it has picked Peraton, a national security company owned by Veritas ...

Air traffic control overhaul: Peraton wins $31.5B contract despite limited FAA experience

A $31.5B national project aims to replace outdated air traffic systems following radar failures and a deadly collision that ...
Marketplace

After shutdown, what's next for air traffic control?

The flight reductions imposed during the government shutdown are now over; the Federal Aviation Administration lifted them early Monday morning. Forty major U.S. airports and more than 5 million ...
USA Today

The essential, invisible job at the center of the shutdown flight problems

DENVER ‒ They sit inside darkened facilities or lofty towers, surrounded by aging computers, speaking in clipped and cryptic phrases. And the slips of paper they pass between each other represent the ...