CNN

The US needs more air traffic controllers. These graduating students just got fast-tracked to enter the job market quicker

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 ...
CNN

FAA launches new training for air traffic controllers to reduce ‘close calls’

The Federal Aviation Administration is stepping up air traffic control training after a series of close calls have left the flying public and regulatory bodies rattled. The transportation agency will ...
NBC4 Columbus

Amid shortage, Ohio State hopes to offer air traffic control training

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The U.S. is facing a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. Ohio State’s aviation center hopes to help. “A lot of other collegiate aviation programs have air traffic ...
The Conversation

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university‑based training programs are becoming part of the solution

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 ...
The World

Buckingham clears air control training

Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Kacy E. Buckingham has graduated from the Air Traffic Control Operations Apprentice Course at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss. The course is designed to train ...
The Washington Post

‘College hazing’ or training? Amid shortage, air traffic recruits wash out.

In his first few days guiding aircraft at the Oakland, California, air traffic control center, trainee Ryan Higgins deleted a plane’s data from the radar screen. It was untrackable for a few frantic ...