Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is expanding the number of schools that can participate in a fast-tracked air traffic control training program, as the administration seeks more ways to address ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The U.S. is facing a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. Ohio State’s aviation center hopes to help. “A lot of other collegiate aviation programs have air traffic ...

New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy.

The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as a recent spate of incidents has thrust the high-stress profession into the ...

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there are more than 14,000 FAA air traffic control specialists who help guide pilots, their planes, and 2.7 million passengers from taxi to takeoff, ...

The FAA's training academy in Oklahoma City is operating in spite of the government shutdown, but air traffic control trainees are still feeling its impact. We've heard a lot about how the government ...

The approximate median annual wage for air traffic control specialists is $127,805, according to the FAA. The shortage of air traffic controller specialists is one of the reasons for the hectic ...

The Transportation Department said Sept. 30 it will keep air traffic control services and training running during a government shutdown, protecting critical aviation functions. Aviation groups warned ...

Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more Americans to question ...