NPR

Disbelief, then fury: A Newark air traffic controller says they saw a crisis coming

There had been warning signs before radar and communications systems went dark at the facility that manages the airspace around Newark Liberty International Airport, according to an air traffic ...
WMUR

Get the Facts: Air traffic control staffing shortfalls existed prior to government shutdown

As the federal government entered the second week of a shutdown, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers began impacting travel.But even before the shutdown began on Oct. 1, a shortage of air ...
Forbes

Those Air Traffic Controller Bonuses Now Face Bipartisan Criticism

The Transportation Department is drawing bipartisan criticism for rewarding $10,000 bonuses to a small number of air traffic controllers and technicians while ignoring the vast majority of the ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Nashua program aims to address air traffic controller shortage amid nationwide flight disruptions

The Federal Aviation Administration has long struggled with a shortage of air traffic controllers and the recent government shutdown has only exacerbated the crisis. Controllers were forced to work ...
CNN

The US needs more air traffic controllers. These graduating students just got fast-tracked to enter the job market quicker

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 ...
Yahoo

The government shutdown is causing air traffic control staffing shortages at U.S. airports

The U.S. government shutdown is starting to affect air travel as shortages of air traffic controllers have been reported around the country. Over the last two days, delays due to air traffic control ...
USA Today

Want to be an Air Traffic Controller? Check these boxes to get this six-figure job.

Air traffic controllers must be U.S. citizens under 31, pass medical and security checks, and specialized tests. The median salary for an air traffic controller was $144,580 in May 2024. The FAA has ...
New York Post

Exhausted, unpaid air traffic controllers warn as government shutdown puts plane passengers at risk

This situation can’t fly. The safety of every American plane passenger is being imperiled as the government shutdown drags into its second week, irate air traffic controllers say. More than 14,000 ...
NPR

Air traffic controllers say a push to modernize equipment won't fix deeper problems

When a midair collision and a series of radar outages captured attention in the United States this year, some air traffic controllers thought it might finally lead to solutions for a nationwide ...
WSMV

‘Like a time bomb’: Internal memo, former controller raise alarms about BNA Air Traffic Control staffing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A former air traffic controller for Nashville International Airport’s air traffic control tower is raising alarms about dangerous staffing shortages in the tower as passenger ...
Aviation Week

FAA Achieves 2025 Air Traffic Controller Hiring Goal

WASHINGTON—Having “supercharged” its efforts, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has achieved a previously announced goal to hire 2,000 air traffic controllers this fiscal year. The total is 10 ...