Drone Delivery Needs Air Traffic Control. So The Industry Built Its Own.

Drone delivery is fast and cheap. As it's getting more and more successful at test sites globally, that means there's more ...

From E-Sports to air traffic control: Why the FAA’s gamer push resonates at UNCG

The FAA's targeted recruitment of gamers as air traffic controllers highlights gaming skills' real-world applicability, ...
PolitiFact

Did Trump's FAA slash the staffing target for air traffic control?

The Federal Aviation Administration released a new air traffic controller staffing plan that showed a reduced target of 12,563 controllers, down from its previous forecast of 14,633. The National Air ...

San Angelo Airport gets $18M for air traffic control tower

San Angelo Regional Airport is set to receive $18 million for upgrades to its air traffic control tower as part of a $12.5 ...
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What air traffic controllers do -- and how you can become one

They are the unseen voices keeping America’s air space from turning into a sky-high traffic jam, but what exactly do air traffic controllers do, and how do they get the job? With the FAA reducing ...
Forbes

‘Hundreds’ More Air Traffic Controllers Could Quit Starting Friday—As Major Hubs Brace For Thousands Of Cancelled Flights

Multiple air traffic controllers have told Forbes they expect large numbers of colleagues to quit their jobs in the coming days—which will compound the pressure on remaining controllers during the ...
AOL

Air traffic controllers have become reluctant bargaining chips in the government shutdown. They just want to get paid.

Air traffic controllers are about to miss their first paycheck of the government shutdown.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Pete LeFevre is worried about how his coworkers will get by if they ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Air traffic controllers are about to miss their first paycheck, forcing some into side gigs

Four days into the government shutdown, Jack Criss, an air traffic control specialist at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, assumed a second role — driving for DoorDash. “My financial obligations ...
NerdWallet

Are Air Traffic Controllers the Key to Ending the Shutdown?

The government shutdown has caused travel disruptions as unpaid air traffic controllers call out sick. Since the start of the government shutdown, thousands of flight delays have bottlenecked travel ...
Inc

Air Traffic Controllers Just Missed Their First Paycheck—Here’s What it Means for Travel

Air traffic controllers missed their first paychecks Tuesday amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. One controller, Zac Ploch, is speaking out. With 10 years of experience, Ploch has spent the ...

Boston Logan air traffic controller scrambles to avoid near miss as 2 flights come within 300 feet of each other

Air traffic controllers at Boston Logan Airport frantically scrambled to avoid a near miss as two passenger planes came ...

Air traffic controller calls pilot "insane" after apparent close call at Florida airport

A JetBlue pilot landing at Fort Lauderdale's airport reported a close call on Monday night, telling air traffic control that a second, smaller plane was flying erratically in the same area. The ...