President Donald Trump and former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg have sparred over the condition of the air ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued three ground stops at major U.S. airports Thursday evening due to staffing shortages—and unpaid air traffic controllers have told Forbes the volume of ...

Air traffic controllers have long faced a shortage. The 2025 government shutdown was hard on controllers, with some choosing ...

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 ...

"I think by opening up air traffic control, we get more entrepreneurs in and more innovation," said Chris Edwards.

Air traffic controllers will continue to work under strain as the government shutdown drags on, according to the head of the union that represents them. "What they're working under is one of the ...

Privatizing air traffic control could help prevent flight delays over the holiday season. Airlines are gradually getting flight schedules back to normal. Congress can shut down government operations, ...

New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy. New programs ...