New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher ...

The FAA's training academy in Oklahoma City is operating in spite of the government shutdown, but air traffic control trainees are still feeling its impact.

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — The flights coming out of Sheppard Air Force Base are usually what people around Wichita Falls see every day. Though the 80th Flying Training Wing is most well-known for ...

Air traffic controllers missed their first paychecks Tuesday amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. One controller, Zac ...

The United States aviation system is facing one of its most pressing challenges in decades: a shortage of air traffic controllers, compounded by a lack of instructors to train the next generation.

A total of 2,026 air traffic controllers has been hired by the U.S. Department of Transportation. However, due to extensive training, it will be three to five years before they are certified and ...

Air traffic controllers, expected to work without pay during the government shutdown, aren’t showing up at airports. It’s making the industry’s headcount problem even worse, with staffing down 50% in ...

As the federal government entered the second week of a shutdown, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers began impacting travel.But even before the shutdown began on Oct. 1, a shortage of air ...