A new air traffic controller hiring campaign from the Department of Transportation (DOT) is targeting gamers to address a longtime staffing shortage. The DOT's new ad shows clips of video games and ...

Controllers are desperately needed to help with a global staffing shortage, pushing salaries higher and higher for those ...

Only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses while nearly 20,000 other workers will be left out, the Federal ...

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - A record 8,000-plus people have applied for jobs in the troubled U.S. air traffic control system in the first 13 hours of a recruitment drive focusing on individuals ...

The government shutdown highlighted a fragile link in the nation's aviation system: finding enough air traffic controllers to keep flights on schedule. The 43-day closure, during which controllers ...

The Transportation Department is drawing bipartisan criticism for rewarding $10,000 bonuses to a small number of air traffic controllers and technicians while ignoring the vast majority of the ...

Scott Turner used to jump out of airplanes. A skydiver in his youth, Turner cultivated a passion for air travel early. These days, he's got his feet firmly planted in San Angelo, where he helped start ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The shortage of air traffic controllers was highlighted during the recent government shutdown. The U.S. Government Accountability Office reports there are 6% fewer controllers in the ...

The accident at LaGuardia has raised questions about whether the minimum standard of two air traffic controllers on overnight shifts is sufficient. By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington The ...

UMass research assistant and engineering professor Cole Fitzpatrick demonstrates an air traffic control simulator at the university's transportation center in Chicopee. Cole Fitzpatrick sat behind a ...