Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency is looking to young people and video game fans to recruit air traffic ...

A threat to crash a plane into the U.S. Capitol was broadcast on a New York air traffic control system by someone vowing ...

Airline executives are pushing lawmakers to make sure air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration workers are paid if there's another shutdown. Air traffic controller staffing ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 01: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a news conference about adding more air traffic controllers to the workforce at the DOT headquarters on May 01, 2025 in ...

President Donald Trump on Monday offered bonuses for unpaid air traffic controllers who did not miss work during the shutdown, but also suggested those who took time off should leave the profession ...

Almost everyone agrees that the US air traffic control system is broken. Longstanding staffing shortages. Antiquated technology. And now, air traffic controllers are caught in the middle of a ...

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it was sharply reducing its target for air traffic control staffing as it vowed to modernize scheduling and increase the time employees spend managing ...

Air traffic controller staffing shortages worsened over the weekend as the nation’s government shutdown hit its fourth week, leading to delays and anxiety, and experts say it won’t get better until ...