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 ...

Air traffic controllers promised fast shutdown pay, but they've been told that before

The Transportation Secretary says air traffic controllers will be paid promptly as the government reopens. But after the last ...

Air traffic controllers didn't get paid during the government shutdown. Here's how much they make normally.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said new air traffic controllers' starting pay is $180,000. It's more like $55,000 — and ...

FAA bonuses given to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration says only 776 of the nearly 20,000 air traffic controllers and technicians who had to ...

The government shutdown may have made it tougher to fix the air traffic controller shortage

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

Trump Is Bullying Air Traffic Controllers to Get Back to Work While They’re Still Going Unpaid

Trump went on to claim that air traffic controllers who were “GREAT PATRIOTS” and “didn’t take ANY TIME OFF,” will potentially be getting a bonus of $10,000. To be more precise, Trump said he would be ...
AOL

Air traffic controllers are about to miss their first paycheck, forcing some into side gigs

Four days into the government shutdown, Jack Criss, an air traffic control specialist at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, assumed a second role — driving for DoorDash. “My financial obligations ...
YourTango

Is receiving back pay really an acceptable replacement for the paychecks federal workers are missing, though?

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 ...
WMUR

Government shutdown continues to add to stress on air traffic controllers and disrupt flights

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay.On Friday evening, airports in Phoenix, Houston and San ...

Trump demands air traffic controllers return to work

After a reduction of 10% of flights in and out of the nation’s top airports, causing major travel disruptions, President ...