The FAA basically decided the students were too white and the schools too elite, so in 2013 knocked them off the preferred hiring list,” claimed lawyer Michael Pearson.

Air traffic controller staffing has faced renewed attention after a January plane crash in Washington, D.C. Chicago has not ...

Based on Trump’s hiring freeze order, the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget said in a memo that "positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, ...

Elon Musk and his band of DOGE techies have been asked to upgrade the nation's aviation system in the wake of the midair ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday that he will offer veteran air traffic controllers incentives to stay ...

"In my experience it's not" unusual to have one controller to be in charge of both helicopters and airplanes, says Michael Hawks a former Air Force air traffic control tower operator. "It's called ...

Persistent staff shortages have raised safety concerns. At many facilities, staffing is so low that at least a quarter of the ...

President Trump said he and congressional leaders will "do a great computerized system for our control towers." ...

The shortage, per the report, forced many controllers to work 10-hour days, six days a week, resulting in an exhausted work force susceptible to making dangerous mistakes. The air traffic control ...

The New York Times reported in 2023 that nearly all air traffic control sites in the country were understaffed. The shortage, per the report, forced many controllers to work 10-hour days, six days a ...