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) recently signed an agreement with a Georgia university to supercharge its air traffic controller hiring pipeline. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...

The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation are targeting a new generation of air traffic controllers: video gamers.

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 ...

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is proposing to hire 2,300 air traffic controller trainees as it works to address a persistent lack of personnel. The FAA is about 3,500 ...

Elvira Pereyaslov sat with her headset on at Vaughn College near LaGuardia Airport, relaying flight information Tuesday. With each simulated flight, she had to plan for incoming landings on the screen ...

The Transportation Department's inspector general has initiated an audit to examine the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) training of new air traffic controllers, according to an official ...