They are the unseen voices keeping America’s airspace 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 ...

When you think about high-stress careers, jobs like surgeons or firefighters probably come to mind first. But there's another profession that operates under equally intense pressure but often flies ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump demanded air traffic controllers return to work on Monday as government-directed flight cuts and air traffic staffing absences continue to wreak havoc with U.S. air ...

The main entrance to FAA's Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center in Fort Worth is pictured, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer Scott Turner used to jump out of airplanes. A ...

Airline executives are pushing lawmakers to make sure air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration workers are paid if there's another shutdown. Air traffic controller staffing ...

Flight delays linked to the ongoing federal government shutdown continue, with this past weekend marking the worst for air traffic control staffing shortages since the shutdown began, according to a ...

The flight reductions imposed during the government shutdown are now over; the Federal Aviation Administration lifted them early Monday morning. Forty major U.S. airports and more than 5 million ...