The Federal Aviation Administration has about 14,000 air traffic controllers. More than 1,800 were hired last year, the ...

Ongoing runway construction and air-traffic control staffing shortages have caused massive problems at New Jersey's Newark ...

The FAA says it will upgrade the technology used to get radar data to air traffic controllers directing planes to the ...

Air traffic controllers have been under strain for years, but a 90-second equipment failure last week exposed how decades of ...

The air traffic system meltdown at Newark Liberty International Airport last week “was the most dangerous situation you could ...

The claims, which the Federal Aviation Administration hasn’t confirmed, emerged a week after Newark airspace controllers lost all communication for as long as 90 seconds.

The FAA needs approximately 3,000 more air traffic controllers. The Department of Transportation plans to incentivize new hires with increased salaries, bonuses, and additional resources.

Newark Airport is facing a ninth of delays and cancellations, as an air traffic ... train controllers who will eventually be assigned to this busy airspace." Both the union and the FAA said ...

The Federal Aviation Administration employs about 13,800 air traffic controllers at more than 300 facilities but is still more than 3,000 short of the number needed to be considered fully staffed.

The CEO of United Airlines previously slammed air traffic controllers for “walking off the job” following the outages — saying 20% of the FAA staffers overseeing Newark flights had taken ...

The FAA is offering at least $10,000 in incentives to new air traffic controllers. Other new initiatives include faster hiring, new learning tools, and increased pay for trainees. The "supercharge ...