Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
During the campaign, Musk demanded the resignation of FAA administrator Michael Whitaker, who clashed with Musk over ...
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says FAA systems are 'antiquated,' calls for more air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the COVID-19 pandemic caused air traffic controller recruitment to "plummet" for two ...
Vance: Biden And Obama Administrations Told White People Don't Bother Applying For Air Traffic Control Jobs
Vice President J.D. Vance told FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures" how the "DEI regime of the Biden administration" created a ...
Not just Reagan: Airports across the US have struggled with air traffic control staffing in recent years, data shows
Some major US airports had less than 60% of their staffing targets filled with fully certified controllers in recent years, ...
‘Any Evidence?’: Vance Confronted About Claim That Biden Banned White Air Traffic Controllers
Vice President J.D. Vance was cornered on Fox News Sunday after he claimed that his Democratic predecessors ordered the ...
285 of 313 Air Traffic Control Facilities Are Understaffed
Persistent staff shortages have raised safety concerns. At many facilities, staffing is so low that at least a quarter of the ...
Air traffic controller’s union says staffing levels are critically low
The head of the air traffic controllers union is warning of understaffing following the deadly midair crash near Reagan ...
Transportation chief Sean Duffy claims department traded core mission for DEI, vows to add air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said one major question in the crash between an army chopper and a commercial jet in DC last week is why the helicopter didn’t conduct its training later ...
'We have a lost aircraft': Philadelphia air traffic control tried to reach doomed plane
Air traffic control communications reveal the moments when controllers tried to reach a doomed jet in Philadelphia, which ...
Midair collision reignites national concerns over air traffic controller shortage
FAA and union officials would not address whether Southern California airport towers are fully staffed, but the shortage has ...