Air traffic controllers now earn $160,000 on average and the job doesn't require a college degree. But the career comes with high stress.

Just about a month after an Army helicopter collided midair with a regional jet owned by American Airlines, national Transportation Secretary Sean ... laid off and after civilian employees at Tinker ...

Here’s a look at what it takes to become an air traffic controller, which the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) calls “a tough job ... former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called ...

Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday his plan to "supercharge" the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s air traffic controllers after numerous fatal plane ...

Transportation Secretary ... qualified conditionally just to enter the job, and there are multiple points where they can fail out of being an air traffic controller. Everything from Academy ...

The deep cuts across federal agencies since Donald Trump’s return to the White House include reductions in force, which mean not only layoffs but also elimination of positions altogether.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Raymond Pendergraph, a 35-year-old E6 technical sergeant in the United States Air Force who's ... I realized the job I had wasn't going ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ... Duffy said the task could take up to four years to complete. The job entails bringing in a brand-new air traffic control system, switching from copper ...

Unsurprisingly, reports emerged in 2023 that controllers were falling asleep on the job or showing up to work drunk. The post only illustrates how uninformed Musk is about the FAA. If air ...

The Trump Administration has a plan to increase air traffic control staffing: faster hiring and more money. Transportation Secretary ... an extremely high-stress job. The over 14,000 workers ...