The decades-long shortage of air traffic controllers in the U.S. won’t be solved anytime soon, even with a hiring blitz.

The FAA is about 3,500 air traffic controllers short of targeted staffing levels and has about 10% fewer controllers than it ...

The FAA said that five months have been shaved off the old hiring pipeline through efforts to “supercharge” air traffic ...

The Trump Administration has a plan to increase air traffic control staffing: faster hiring and more money. Transportation ...

The federal government isn't hiring for many positions these days — except air traffic controllers. The Federal Aviation Administration announced plans last week to "supercharge" hiring efforts after ...

He will additionally be streamlining the FAA's hiring process for controllers from eight steps to five. While "officials shielded air traffic controllers and other front-line safety workers from ...

In our FAA Safety Review Team report, we rang the bell as loud as we could to draw attention to the urgent need to address the staffing, technology and funding of the system.

Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday his plan to "supercharge" the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s air traffic controllers after numerous fatal plane ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration said it must improve the way it identifies potentially risky air-traffic situations, ...

Months have been taken off of the old hiring pipeline through Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's recent efforts to ...

Amid a shortage of air traffic controllers at Austin's Airport, the FAA placed a brief ground stop for flights from all ...

The FAA announced its first round of 2025 air traffic controller hiring on Thursday. The job is high-stress with challenges like fatigue, but the average annual salary is six figures. Controllers ...