The Federal Aviation Administration has long struggled with a shortage of air traffic controllers and the recent government shutdown has only exacerbated the crisis.
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.
Utah State University, Utah's only institution offering a minor in air traffic control, hopes to alleviate the US Federal ...
The longest federal government shutdown in history exacerbated a challenge for the aviation industry a shortage of air ...
Despite funding challenges, the FAA kept its Oklahoma City academy open, continuing to train new controllers. However, looming budget shortfalls threaten progress as the agency faces a shortage of ...
Palm Beach International Airport air traffic controllers thanked by West Palm Beach aviation students government shutdown ...
Thousands of flights have been canceled due to the government shutdown. But an air traffic controller shortage existed long ...
With the FAA cutting 10% of flights starting Friday, air traffic controllers are currently unpaid in some of the most ...
As the federal government entered the second week of a shutdown, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers began impacting travel.But even before the shutdown began on Oct. 1, a shortage of air ...
Five weeks into the government shutdown, controllers across the country, forced to work without pay, are taking second jobs ...