According to the FAA, it is highly competitive to become an air traffic controller, as candidates must be under 31 years old ...
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.
All three of the City area’s major airports. JFK, Newark and LaGuardia, were bracing for cuts in flights as early as Thursday ...
Air traffic controllers are about to miss their first paycheck. Some are now forced to get a side gig. Four days into the ...
MacQueen, an air traffic controller, has experienced six government shutdowns during his career, saying this one is placing unprecedented pressure on the workforce.
Members of the air traffic controllers union are distributing leaflets about the shutdown’s effects at nearly two dozen airports to raise awareness, including Atlanta.