The Transportation Department's inspector general is auditing the FAA's training program for new air traffic controllers following a significant hiring push.

DOT Launches Audit of FAA Air Traffic Controller Training ...

Eastman, GA – A nationwide air traffic controller shortage has put new attention on a growing training option the FAA now approves for certain colleges. The recent federal government shutdown ...

U.S. Transportation officials announced Thursday that Sacramento City College will be the next school to offer FAA Academy air traffic control training.

Sacramento City College joins a small group of U.S. schools that can fully prepare air traffic controllers for the workforce.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) - The University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences has reached a historic milestone with the graduation of Anthony “A.J.” Lake, UND’s first-ever ...

The main entrance to FAA's Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center in Fort Worth is pictured, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer Scott Turner used to jump out of airplanes. A ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has long struggled with a shortage of air traffic controllers and the recent government shutdown has only exacerbated the crisis. Controllers were forced to work ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They are the unseen voices keeping America’s airspace from turning into a sky-high traffic jam. But what exactly do air traffic ...