Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said new air traffic controllers' starting pay is $180,000. It's more like $55,000 — and their mean wage is $137K.
During the 2025 government shutdown, air traffic controllers continued to work without pay, raising significant concerns ...
Air traffic controllers are back in the news during the federal government shutdown because of shortages. What happens if your next flight gets impacted? Here’s what we know. Why are controllers ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued three ground stops at major U.S. airports Thursday evening due to staffing shortages—and unpaid air traffic controllers have told Forbes the volume of ...
Air traffic controllers missed their paychecks Tuesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, raising concerns that flight delays could multiply as increasingly stressed-out controllers call out ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sixty air traffic controllers are Chicago O'Hare International Airport are among the hundreds in the Chicago area getting their first pay checks impacted by the federal government ...
The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay.On Friday evening, airports in Phoenix, Houston and San ...
Staffing shortages of air traffic controllers forced airlines to chop flights and delay thousands of others that disrupted travel plans of 5 million people.
To the average person, the idea of an aircraft flying without communicating with air traffic control may seem unimaginable.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved an additional $20 million to replace the aging air traffic control tower ...
After a week and a half of flight cancellations across the Bay Area, the skyways are returning to normal after the Federal ...