The FAA is confronting a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers, with roughly 35% of trainees failing to complete ...

In air traffic control towers at airports, controllers guide aircraft as they take off or land and taxi to or from the gate. Their primary function is to separate aircraft on the airport surface.

The FAA's Enhanced Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative Program trains students with basic control and aviation administration skills.

CBS News got an up-close look at a pilot's training inside a 737 Max simulator amid a renewed focus on the U.S.' aging air traffic control system.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump‘s administration announced an unprecedented program to rebuild the nation’s air traffic control system and recruit more air traffic controllers.

Air traffic control is back in the news. On Apr. 28 and again on May 9, communication system breakdowns affecting Newark Liberty International Airport limited the ability of air traffic ...

An effort to privatize U.S. air traffic control in 2017 never took off. Now the aviation industry is uniting behind the Trump administration's plan to overhaul the system.

What to know about air traffic control towers after a midair collision in Arizona prompts questions Only about 10% of the public airports across the U.S. have air traffic control towers. Those ...

Business Air traffic control overhaul to improve safety, fix delays, Delta CEO says Delta says it hasn’t been able to ‘fly the schedule that we’d like’ because of FAA staffing constraints.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will call for tens of billions of dollars to overhaul America’s air-traffic control system to address crumbling infrastructure, dramatic staffing shortfalls ...