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 ...

They teach aviation basics, complex air-traffic scenarios and other courses during the recruits’ two months of training. On March 6, for example, just six of the 105 instructors who teach one facet of ...

How a Catholic university is preparing the next generation of air traffic controllers to manage the sky and keep travelers safe. Lewis University students scan screens as they learn how to keep planes ...

The US air traffic control industry is in dire need of both updated technology and additional personnel, with a shortage of nearly 4,000 air traffic controllers. The FAA is scrambling to fill the gaps ...

Luther "Dewayne" Davis, right, coaches Transportation Secy. Pete Buttigieg during an air traffic controller simulation at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City during a visit in March ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Students in a building located at Bartow Executive Airport are using a $280,000 simulator, typically reserved for the military and a few other schools in the nation. The ...