The government shutdown highlighted a fragile link in the nation's aviation system: finding enough air traffic controllers to keep flights on schedule. The 43-day closure, during which controllers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The shortage of air traffic controller specialists is one of the reasons for the hectic stretch at Newark Liberty International ...

Air traffic controllers play a crucial role in the global aviation system. Whether they are directing aircraft on the ground at a busy airport or giving clearances to planes flying at cruising ...

Sacramento City College joins a small group of U.S. schools that can fully prepare air traffic controllers for the workforce.

The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as a recent spate of incidents has thrust the high-stress profession into the ...

Wednesday night’s fatal crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport involving a commercial airplane and a Black Hawk military helicopter has drawn renewed attention to air traffic controllers ...