Air traffic controllers ensure the safety of nearly a billion people per year. They are the unseen voices keeping America’s airspace from turning into a sky-high traffic jam. But what exactly do air ...

Air traffic controllers are the unseen guardians of the skies, ensuring that every aircraft moves safely and efficiently from take-off to landing. Whether guiding a single-engine Cessna or a fully ...

Privatizing air traffic control could help prevent flight delays over the holiday season. Airlines are gradually getting flight schedules back to normal. Congress can shut down government operations, ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The government shutdown has been putting pressure on America’s aviation system with grounded flights, delayed schedules and frustrated travelers. However, it’s also bringing up ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it wants to adopt a new comprehensive system to overhaul how air traffic controllers receive flight data and move aircraft ...

With air traffic controllers in the news lately, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Emily Hanoka, a former controller who retired earlier this year, about the stresses and sacrifices involved in the work. Air ...

The government picked a company with little experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration called Peraton to oversee the roughly $31.5 billion overhaul of the outdated air traffic control ...

Updated October 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM EDT Air traffic controllers will continue to work under strain as the government shutdown drags on, according to the head of the union that represents them. "What ...

Airlines are gradually getting flight schedules back to normal. Congress can shut down government operations, but when airlines cancelled flights, Americans took notice. It’s clear that the Air ...