Air traffic controllers earn about $160,000 on average, and the job doesn't require a college degree. Still, the government is short by 3,000 people.

The FAA is still short roughly 3,000 air traffic controllers and is in the process of updating copper telecommunications wires with a brand-new fiber-optic network. Filed under air-traffic controllers ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has about 14,000 air traffic controllers. More than 1,800 were hired last year, the largest number in nearly a decade, and the government is on track to hire ...

Air traffic controllers have been under strain for years, but a 90-second equipment failure last week exposed how decades of staffing shortages, underinvestment and patchwork solutions for those ...

The FAA has around 14,000 air traffic controllers, about 1,800 of whom were hired last year. The agency still needs around 3,000 more amid concerns that recent staffing levels could affect ...

The U.S. needs all the new air traffic controllers it can get. The FAA is more than 3,000 certified controllers short of full staffing, and personnel at many facilities are working mandatory ...

Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.

The Federal Aviation Administration has about 14,000 air traffic controllers. More than 1,800 were hired last year, the largest number in nearly a decade, and the government is on track to hire ...

The U.S. needs all the new air traffic controllers it can get. The FAA is more than 3,000 certified controllers short of full staffing, and personnel at many facilities are working mandatory ...

Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.

Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.