Donald Trump fires hundreds of air traffic controllers weeks after deadly plane crash
A few hundred Federal Aviation Administration workers have been fired less than three weeks after an American Airlines and ...
National Politics
The firings hit the FAA when it faces a shortfall in controllers. Federal officials have been raising concerns about an ...
FAA's Staffing Troubles Make Flying More Dangerous, Controllers Say
Low staffing levels in the high-pressure job bring long hours, widespread mandatory overtime and high rates of turnover, air ...
Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer
The FAA basically decided the students were too white and the schools too elite, so in 2013 knocked them off the preferred ...
Senators call for increased air traffic control funding
Two senators are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to work with Congress to increase its funding and ...
Chicago has not been immune from air traffic controller shortages in recent years
Air traffic controller staffing has faced renewed attention after a January plane crash in Washington, D.C. Chicago has not ...