The Federal Aviation Administration has long struggled with a shortage of air traffic controllers and the recent government shutdown has only exacerbated the crisis.

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.

Utah State University, Utah's only institution offering a minor in air traffic control, hopes to alleviate the US Federal ...

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 ...

Despite funding challenges, the FAA kept its Oklahoma City academy open, continuing to train new controllers. However, looming budget shortfalls threaten progress as the agency faces a shortage of ...

The longest federal government shutdown in history exacerbated a challenge for the aviation industry a shortage of air ...

With the FAA cutting 10% of flights starting Friday, air traffic controllers are currently unpaid in some of the most ...

Even before the federal government shutdown, there was a massive air traffic controller shortage. Vaughn College in Queens is ...

Thousands of flights have been canceled due to the government shutdown. But an air traffic controller shortage existed long ...

Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that the median salary for an air traffic controller in 2024 was ...

Palm Beach International Airport air traffic controllers thanked by West Palm Beach aviation students government shutdown ...