Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Air traffic controllers observe a plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport in 2017. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Air ...

The FAA is launching a new direct entry air traffic control training program at Tulsa Community College and the University of Oklahoma, with applications starting Oct. 11. This Enhanced Air ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Employees and air traffic controller trainees at the FAA's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City gather to hear a ...

The FAA will allow Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Institute (AT-CTI) graduates to bypass the FAA ATC Academy, a move supported by NATCA to increase controller hiring. NATCA demands to participate in ...

The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as a recent spate of incidents has thrust the high-stress profession into the ...

Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration recently re-launched a volunteer education program that places air traffic controllers in cockpits with commercial pilots. The Flight Deck Training ...

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 ...

Becoming an Air Traffic Controller (ATC) involves diverse, highly specialized functions, requiring continuous, multi-stage training that is far from "one and done." Entry paths (FAA Academy, military, ...

Contract air traffic control service provider Midwest ATC has obtained an exemption from the FAA that allows student controllers to use classroom and simulator training as credit toward a facility ...

Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more Americans to question ...