The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to “supercharge” hiring and training between now and late 2028. It would ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday said he is not looking to privatize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA ...

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to hire nearly 9,000 air traffic controllers by 2028, but it likely won’t solve its ...

Plans for a new air traffic control system were announced Thursday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy amid a spotlight on the out-of-date ATC system and the air traffic controller shortage ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced it is continuing its relationship with National Weather Service meteorologists at its air traffic control centers to assist with weather-related ...

The plan proposes creating six new air traffic control centers, a significant number since one hasn't been built since the 1960s. Duffy said the goal would be to consolidate hard-to-staff ...

Which Air Traffic Control Regions Have Problems? Out of 138 U.S. air traffic control systems, a 2023 operational risk assessment from the FAA deemed 51, or 37%, to be unsustainable.

GAO said 51 of the FAA's 138 air traffic control systems are unsustainable. The FAA told the GAO last year not to plan to complete modernization projects for many systems for at least a decade.

25,000 radios The FAA relies on aging radio equipment to allow air traffic controllers to talk to pilots. Some of those radios are more than 30 years old.

The Trump administration’s proposed budget seeks to transform the federal air-traffic control system into an independent, nongovernmental organization, a controversial step that is backed by ...

Air traffic controller staffing is essential for aviation safety in the United States. Therefore, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should continue to increase air traffic controller hiring, ...