Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Air traffic controllers observe a plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport in 2017. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Air ...

Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more Americans to question ...

DOT Launches Audit of FAA Air Traffic Controller Training ...

Ensuring adequate staffing and training for air traffic controllers—an essential part of maintaining the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS)—has been a challenge for the ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department Office of Inspector General said on ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has signed first-of-their-kind agreements with two schools to train new hires to be air traffic controllers, with the agency hoping to continue and build upon its ...

Oklahoma's congressional delegation is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to reconsider plans to expand some air traffic controller training outside Oklahoma City. A report published last year ...

Audit launched into FAA's air traffic controller training ...

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of three U.S. senators on Tuesday called for new funding to boost air traffic control staffing, speed training of new controllers and provide new incentives to retain ...

The FAA is trying to hire nearly 9,000 new air traffic controllers by 2028, but the pipeline meant to train them is struggling to keep pace—and now US federal watchdogs want to know why. The ...