1 day ago · He said the nation is near a 30-year low in air traffic controller staffing and over the past two fiscal years hired 1,500 and 1,800 air traffic controllers, respectively, but more are …

Feb 4, 2025 · The US air traffic control system has been stretched nearly to its breaking point by a decades-long staffing shortage. It’s causing problems not just for the air traffic controllers...

6 days ago · Elon Musk, who has been tasked with leading the Department of Government Efficiency, is pleading for retired air traffic controllers to consider returning to work amid an …

2 days ago · A shutdown of the national airspace in 2023 due to the outage of an aging air traffic control (ATC) system prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct an …

Feb 27, 2025 · Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that …

Feb 18, 2025 · In the Jan. 29 fatal crash between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines passenger jet, which is still under investigation, one controller was handing …

6 days ago · Duffy said his hiring plan — which is still being developed — would increase the pay of air traffic controller students to more than $22 per hour, up from $17 per hour. He said the …

Jan 31, 2025 · A supervisor at the Reagan National Airport tower reportedly let an air traffic controller leave early from his shift shortly before Wednesday night’s deadly collision over the …

Jan 31, 2025 · Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal Aviation Administration were sent an offer to …

Feb 24, 2025 · The air traffic controller academy accepts roughly 1,800 trainees a year, but because of the rigorous training requirements, 30 percent or more typically drop out. Still more …