Austin airport ditches paper flight strips as FAA moves to modernize air traffic control

Austin is among the first U.S. airports to replace paper flight strips with a digital air traffic control system.

Air traffic controllers didn't get paid during the government shutdown. Here's how much they make normally.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said new air traffic controllers' starting pay is $180,000. It's more like $55,000 — and ...

Shortage of military air traffic controllers impacts safety, mission, watchdog says

The Department of Defense is short on air traffic controllers, which impacts safety and mission readiness, an Inspector ...

FAA uses EAA AirVenture to recruit air traffic controllers, other aviation professionals

For the first time this year, candidates can also take the Air Traffic Skills Assessment, known as the ATSA, on-site at ...

Airlines, Boeing push Congress for $20B to modernize air traffic control

The U.S. aviation industry is urging Congress to approve an additional $20 billion to modernize the nation's aging air ...
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Military air traffic controller shortages hinder homeland defense, IG says

Lower pay and outdated standards are contributing to a shortage of military air traffic controllers, a government watchdog ...

$20k sign-on bonus, new schemes: How S’pore plans to grow its pool of air traffic controllers

Discover Singapore's new initiatives, including a $20k sign-on bonus, to grow its air traffic controller workforce and ...

Air traffic controllers say pilots and flight attendants are sending them free food. The shutdown has them working with no pay.

Airline pilots and flight attendants are sending food to air traffic control towers around the US, as workers aren't getting ...

The best way to modernize air traffic control costs taxpayers nothing

The Transportation Department has made a “brand new” air traffic control system central to its agenda in President Donald ...