Explore the intricate challenges and stressors faced by air traffic controllers, from staffing shortages to government ...

Congressional appropriators released a "minibus" of four spending bills that spend less overall, but which include near full ...

A bipartisan spending deal announced by U.S. lawmakers Tuesday provides funding for 2,500 air traffic controllers and $2.4 ...

Almost everyone agrees that the US air traffic control system is broken. Longstanding staffing shortages. Antiquated technology. And now, air traffic controllers are caught in the middle of a ...

Republican appropriators say reduced spending reflects a shrinking federal workforce. Democrats say the deal staves off deep cuts for several agencies.

The Federal Aviation Administration is again reporting short staffing at air traffic control operations as the government shutdown continues in its eighth day. On Wednesday evening, six major air ...

The government shutdown and recent accidents have shown the Air Traffic Control system’s vulnerability. It should be turned into an independent, nonprofit organization removed from politics. The ...

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 ...

Air traffic controllers were forced to evacuate the center tower at O'Hare airport early Tuesday morning after a water pipe ...