A critical shortage of 3,800 air traffic controllers is because ... in the United States. Getty Images Within months of graduating, they were informed by the FAA they would need to pass a new ...

Low staffing levels in the high-pressure job bring long hours, widespread mandatory overtime and high rates of turnover, air ...

The air traffic controller who was monitoring helicopters near the airport on Wednesday evening was also monitoring planes taking off and landing, according to the FAA report reviewed by The New ...

A midair collision near Reagan National Airport has put a spotlight on air traffic controllers and their critical role in aviation safety. Becoming an air traffic controller requires passing ...

The FAA is responsible for overseeing air traffic control operations and ensuring ... Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/Sipa via AP Images According to the Associated Press, Aviation Security Advisory ...

The more that apply that will be able to handle those rigorous standards, we want them to come and become an air traffic controller.” The FAA did not respond to questions about its hiring ...

Duffy said that none of the FAA staff fired were air traffic controllers or any “critical staff.” However, one air traffic controller told the Associated Press that fired workers included ...

Images from the river ... Without evidence, Trump blamed air traffic controllers, the helicopter pilots and Democratic policies at federal agencies. He claimed the FAA was “actively recruiting ...

Not exempted: the Federal Aviation Administration, despite the key role the FAA air traffic controller workforce ... The video images of the impact appear to indicate that the helicopter struck ...

(Sipa via AP Images ... air traffic control system are still unclear. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) responded to the news of Musk’s involvement in reforming the FAA with ...

The FAA did not immediately ... Picture: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images/AFP "There's opportunities to improve the technology that is kind of the backbone of air traffic control," Biffle said.