Air traffic control is stressful. This former controller describes the reality of the job

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.
KJZZ

During the shutdown, air traffic controllers employed by 4 companies didn't skip paychecks

Kyle Wilkerson, program coordinator for air traffic control at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, joined The ...
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What air traffic controllers do -- and how you can become one

They are the unseen voices keeping America’s air space from turning into a sky-high traffic jam, but what exactly do air traffic controllers do, and how do they get the job? With the FAA reducing ...

The U.S. urgently needs air traffic controllers. Here's what the job requires.

Aviation experts worry that the recent government shutdown could make it hard for the U.S. to recruit a new generation of air ...
New York Post

Airport delays are piling up as air traffic controllers miss their first full paycheck due to shutdown: ‘Something has to give’

Air traffic controllers across the US received their first zeroed-out paycheck Tuesday because of the protracted government shutdown — and staffing shortages are causing airport delays to pile up ...

Don’t privatize air traffic control. Do this instead.

Readers respond to Post articles and commentary. The Nov. 24 editorial “ Privatize air traffic control ” did not mention the ...
WESA

Shutdown strains already short-staffed air traffic controllers, union president says

Updated October 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM EDT Air traffic controllers will continue to work under strain as the government shutdown drags on, according to the head of the union that represents them. "What ...

What to know about the air traffic control overhaul and the company FAA hired to manage it

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday evening that Peraton was chosen in the hope that its innovative approach ...
The Providence Journal

Here's how RI pilots are helping air traffic controllers as shutdown stretches on

The Rhode Island Pilots Association is raising money for local air traffic controllers working without pay during the government shutdown. Donations will be used to purchase gift cards for food and ...

Duckworth demands DOT give $10K bonus to all air traffic controllers, FAA techs

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the bonus would be given only to controllers and technicians who didn't miss a ...
AZFamily

Arizona air traffic controllers face financial strain as shutdown enters day 30

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It’s day 30 of the government shutdown, and essential federal employees like air traffic controllers are feeling the financial strain. Stress is part of the job for air traffic ...
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Shutdown strains already short-staffed air traffic controllers, union president says

Understaffing at air traffic control towers has affected flights this week. But the The National Air Traffic Controllers Association president... Shutdown strains already short-staffed air traffic ...