WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of three U.S. senators on Tuesday called for new funding to boost air traffic control staffing, speed training of new controllers and provide new ...

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that Vaughn College will train some FAA controllers on campus as part of a new, nationwide program. The small college in Queens is about to play ...

On a sprawling campus in the middle of the nation, thousands of students learn how to take command of the nation’s skies. The Federal Aviation Administration Academy, near the Oklahoma City airport, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The U.S. is facing a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. Ohio State’s aviation center hopes to help. “A lot of other collegiate aviation programs have air traffic ...

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's air traffic management program is one of the first in the nation approved for the FAA's Enhanced Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative. This initiative aims ...

Elvira Pereyaslov sat with her headset on at Vaughn College near LaGuardia Airport, relaying flight information Tuesday. With each simulated flight, she had to plan for incoming landings on the screen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Air traffic controllers observe a plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport in 2017. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Air ...

The United States is facing a shortage of approximately 3,000 air traffic controllers as many trainees quit before completing their certification, contributing to travel delays at airports across the ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department Office of Inspector General said on Thursday it will open a probe into high failure rates among air traffic control trainees amid a ...

The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of the investigation into January’s deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan ...

A hiring frenzy could bring thousands of aspiring air traffic controllers to Oklahoma City after previous years of lackluster numbers at the Federal Aviation Administration academy. Air traffic ...