One air traffic controller (ATC) and a trainee will operate every flight in and out of Newark between 6.30pm-9.30pm — despite 15 staffers being the standard requirement for a shift.

So I teach air traffic management. I train the air traffic controllers of the future. So I get to see them every day. I get to work in a simulated air traffic control environments, both tower and in ...

Years of data show US air traffic control system ‘straining at the seams’ Near collisions, equipment failures and staff shortages have left pilots and controllers stressed.

Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.

Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.

Air traffic control outages, runway construction, and an announcement by United Airlines that over 20% of FAA controllers at Newark walked off the job have all contributed to the delays.

The nation’s air traffic control system, responsible for ensuring the safe passage of nearly 3 million travelers a day, has long been overtaxed, understaffed and saddled with technology that ...

Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.

Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.