With air traffic controllers in the news lately, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Emily Hanoka, a former controller who retired earlier this year, about the stresses and sacrifices involved in the work.

SALT LAKE CITY — Air traffic controllers across the country are working without paychecks as the government shutdown continues, raising concerns about the profession's future and worker retention.

The government picked a company with little experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration called Peraton to ...

Kyle Wilkerson, program coordinator for air traffic control at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, joined The ...

Airports across the United States have been experiencing significant flight delays recently because of a shortage of air traffic controllers, who have been required to work without pay since a ...

By 2028, new air traffic networks could quietly turn fragile skies into steadier flights and more arrivals that actually ...

America hasn’t had enough air traffic controllers for more than a decade – and the recent government shutdown might have made it even worse.

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We are possibly near the end of the longest government shutdown in United States history. For 40 days now, the government has been at a standstill while Republicans and Democrats have fought. This ...

From the column: "(A plan already partially funded) will ensure that America’s aviation system — already the world’s best — ...

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