Chris Dickinson was stunned after he took an impromptu tour of an air-traffic control tower in Sydney, Australia. Controllers there worked 36-hour weeks on average and seemed happy, rather than ...

The Trump administration is asking “tough questions” of certain air traffic controllers who did not report to work during the recent government shutdown, the head of the Federal Aviation ...

The main entrance to FAA's Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center in Fort Worth is pictured, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer Scott Turner used to jump out of airplanes. A ...

Airlines are gradually getting flight schedules back to normal. Congress can shut down government operations, but when airlines cancelled flights, Americans took notice. It’s clear that the Air ...

The Transportation Department is drawing bipartisan criticism for rewarding $10,000 bonuses to a small number of air traffic controllers and technicians while ignoring the vast majority of the ...

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, the ranking member on the Senate's aviation subcommittee, is demanding the Transportation Department expand its $10,000 bonus to all air traffic ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - An air traffic controller from Garden City was killed in action serving with the Ukraine Special Forces in the Ukraine-Russia War. In a lengthy Facebook post, Garden City ...

The government shutdown highlighted a fragile link in the nation's aviation system: finding enough air traffic controllers to keep flights on schedule. The 43-day closure, during which controllers ...

The Trump-ordered bonuses were to award some controllers for their "loyalty." Trump and the Federal Aviation Administration followed through on their promise of $10k bonuses to air traffic controllers ...

Air traffic controllers who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown that caused weeks of strain on the system and forced flight cancellations will receive a $10,000 bonus, the Federal ...

Only 776 of the more than 10,000 air traffic controllers who had to work without pay during the record shutdown will receive the $10,000 bonuses that President Donald Trump suggested because they are ...

Nearly 800 air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect work attendance during the government shutdown will receive a $10,000 award for their "patriotic work" ensuring sky safety, the ...