Travel News Tough Takeoff Air Traffic Controller Shortage Collides With Record High Summer Travel

America is grappling with an air traffic controller shortage. Can AI help?

The government shutdown raised questions about how to solve the broader air traffic controller shortage. AI, with its ability to analyze troves of data, should be able to help. But experts highlighted ... Read More

FAA scrambles to hire 8,900 air traffic controllers by 2028 as shortage reaches crisis levels

Air traffic controller shortage drives new FAA-approved Enhanced AT-CTI training at Middle Georgia State University, offering direct career path. Read More

The government shutdown is over. The air traffic controller shortage is not

Airline executives are pushing lawmakers to make sure air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration workers are paid if there's another shutdown. Air traffic controller staffing ... Read More

Flight Disruptions Accelerate Amid Air Traffic Controller Shortage

As the fallout from the government shutdown continues to wreak havoc on air travel plans, flight delays and cancellations are accelerating at airports across the United States due to ongoing staffing ... Read More

RDU faces ripple effect from nationwide air traffic controller shortage post-shutdown

With the government shutdown expected to end this week, airport disruptions will take some time to bounce back. “It’s like starting a freight train up after you slammed on the brakes,” Dan McCabe, ... Read More

The government shutdown may have made it tougher to fix the air traffic controller shortage

America hasn’t had enough air traffic controllers for more than a decade – and the recent government shutdown might have made it even worse. Read More

Adequate air traffic controller staffing is expected for the Thanksgiving travel rush, according to the FAA

The FAA says it's ready for what's expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel period in 15 years, one week after lifting flight restrictions put in place during the government shutdown. Read More

Duffy: Air travel crisis to get worse if government shutdown continues

Nov. 11 (UPI) --Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday warned that the crisis facing air travel in the United States, exasperated by the ongoing government shutdown, is going to get worse ... Read More