The Federal Aviation Administration has about 14,000 air traffic controllers. More than 1,800 were hired last year, the largest number in nearly a decade, and the government is on track to hire even ...

The problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey’s largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country ...

Recent outages at Newark Airport highlighted the challenges facing air traffic controllers. What's the science underpinning ...

The shortage of air traffic controller specialists is one of the reasons for the hectic stretch at Newark Liberty International Airport amid hundreds of cancellations and delays leaving thousands ...

As the air traffic control crisis drags on, putting lives in danger and snarling logistics at key travel hubs, a new villain has emerged: the controllers union. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...

Whenever there’s an issue in the nation’s airspace, like the current string of delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport, air traffic controllers come under a microscope.

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday announced a multibillion-dollar plan to build an entirely new air traffic control system and ramp up air traffic controller hiring. “The system ...

But are air traffic controllers being let go, too? Here's what to know about DOGE's impact on air traffic controllers and the shortage of workers in that industry. Are air traffic controllers ...

Concerns around air traffic control staffing arose when it was revealed that the number of controllers on duty was "not normal" for the time and volume at Reagan Washington National Airport ...

The Trump administration’s plan to modernize the aging US air traffic-control system has gained fresh urgency after vulnerabilities with the existing system pushed United Airlines Holdings Inc ...

The median salary for an air traffic control specialist is $127,805, according to the FAA. The rigorous hiring process including the passing of a test, medical and security background check and ...