Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said during an interview that he plans to encourage air traffic controllers to keep working past the mandatory retirement age of 56, which he says would enhance ...

The president said he would work with Congress to improve aging technology used by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The president confused aviation experts with comments he made at the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning about the ...

Bradley International Airport is authorized for 20 air traffic controllers but currently has only 15, Federal Aviation Administration data shared Friday by Sen. Richard Blumenthal showed.

The air traffic controllers union had asked for clarification on whether members were eligible for the federal buyout–and received confirmation days later from a report on CNN. The tower at ...

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) president addressed concerns about air traffic controller staffing shortages, highlighting a broad need for funding, during a Saturday ...

Trump’s rule by self-inflicted chaos trickled down to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the Department of Transportation, where even air traffic controllers and airport control towers ...

If San Carlos Airport loses its air traffic controllers, and air traffic towers are forced to go unmanned, it could create safety issues.

Issues with air traffic control staffing are under the spotlight following the fatal mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter in Washington D.C. on Wednesday ...

A new control tower operator academy launching at Bartow Executive Airport aims to address a nationwide shortage.

When an American Airlines flight fatally collided with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night, the airport’s tower wasn’t fully staffed, with one traffic controller ...

THEY’VE NEVER REALLY HAD ENOUGH CONTROLLERS. IT WAS DURING THAT STRIKE FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN FIRED 11,000 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, AND THEY STILL DON’T HAVE ENOUGH WORKERS.