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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The shortage of air traffic controller specialists is one of the reasons for the hectic stretch at Newark Liberty International ...

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 ...

New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy. New programs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whenever there’s an issue in the nation’s airspace, like the current string of delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty ...

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Aims Community College has been approved to start an air traffic controllers program allowing students entry into the industry at a higher rate. Aims will now offer the Enhanced Air Traffic – ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department Office of Inspector General said on Thursday it will open a probe into high failure rates among air traffic control trainees amid a ...

In his first few days guiding aircraft at the Oakland, California, air traffic control center, trainee Ryan Higgins deleted a plane’s data from the radar screen. It was untrackable for a few frantic ...

Every day, millions of travelers’ lives are literally up in the air, relying on the acuity of air traffic controllers to orchestrate high-speed maneuvers and help prevent aircraft from crashing. But ...