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 ...

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.
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 ...
WUNC

Air traffic controllers warn of 'tipping point' as U.S. government shutdown drags on

For many travelers, the nation's airspace was a scary place to be on Halloween. The Federal Aviation Administration was forced to delay flights across the U.S. because of staffing shortages at dozens ...
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 ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Air traffic controllers feeling the pinch of the government shutdown

The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on the nation's air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages at air traffic control facilities led to major delays across ...
USA Today

The essential, invisible job at the center of the shutdown flight problems

DENVER ‒ They sit inside darkened facilities or lofty towers, surrounded by aging computers, speaking in clipped and cryptic phrases. And the slips of paper they pass between each other represent the ...

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 ...

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 ...
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Air traffic controller shortage triggers repeated ground delays at BNA

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued at least four ground delays at Nashville International Airport just since Thanksgiving. The latest one was Monday afternoon.
Northcountrypublicradio.org

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 ...