Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controllers help ensure the safety of U.S. air travel. However, lapses in appropriations in the 2010s, and the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in reduced ...

Senator Tammy Duckworth urges $20B FAA funding for air traffic control modernization, focusing on tech upgrades and workforce training nationwide.

The agency expects to spend more than $6 billion this year to lay the groundwork for a complete overhaul of the rapidly aging air traffic control system.

The nation’s understaffed and overworked air traffic controller workforce has grown by only six fully trained controllers over the last year, the workers’ union president told Congress. National Air ...

Former air traffic controller Harvey Scolnick says most facilities have been short-staffed for years, and foresees airport delays reverting to where they were even before the shutdown started. No. 19 ...

Airports across the United States have been experiencing significant flight delays recently because of a shortage of air traffic controllers, who have been required to work without pay since a ...

University of North Dakota students train in a 360-degree airport tower simulator. (Shawna Schill/UND Today) Air traffic control graduates from the University of North Dakota will be able to bypass ...