Trump Admin Emails Air Traffic Controllers: Quit Your Jobs
Government personnel received a strange request from the Trump administration in their inboxes just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday. It urged federal workers to quit their “lower productivity jobs” and seek employment in the private sector.
WKYT FACT CHECK | Air Traffic Controllers
As of data released in fall of 2024, the FAA said they had more than 14,000 air traffic controllers. Most controllers average $158,000 per year salary. Rules require that air traffic controllers retire at age 56. The NTSB released a thorough report following the crash in Lexington, you can read here.
Not just Reagan: Airports across the US have struggled with air traffic control staffing in recent years, data shows
Some major US airports had less than 60% of their staffing targets filled with fully certified controllers in recent years, CNN review finds
How do you become an air traffic controller? Deadly crash puts job requirements in spotlight
After a tragic midair collision at Reagan National Airport, air traffic controller staffing and training have come under scrutiny. Here’s what it takes to enter this demanding career.
Air Traffic Controllers and Different Responsibilities
Following a deadly crash between an airplane and army helicopter in Washington D.C., there are new questions around the job of an air traffic controller.It’s co
Shortage of air traffic controllers highlights FAA challenges amid crash investigation
President Trump prematurely blamed the air traffic controllers for the crash before rolling his statements back.
Are air traffic controllers DEI hires? What Trump said about DC plane crash
The FAA has said that all controllers have to meet tough testing and training standards and go through a lengthy certification process.
After crash, questions about air traffic control staffing
A source tells NBC News that, according to a preliminary FAA report, a single air traffic controller was handling both planes and helicopters when the crash occurred. Normally at the D.C. tower at that time of day and for the volume of air traffic,
Shrinking number of air traffic controllers comes into light after crash
Federal data shows shortages are nothing new. There were more than 11,000 controllers in 2013 and around 10,7000 in 2024.
Air traffic controller was doing the job of two people during DC plane crash, FAA says
The air traffic controller on duty at the time of the deadly passenger plane-Black Hawk helicopter crash in Washington, DC, was doing the work of two people, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Air traffic controller shortage has left workers ‘fatigued and distracted’ for years, experts say
Too few controllers have been on the job across the country in general, and in the Baltimore-Washington corridor in ...
Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal ...
Is there an air traffic controller shortage? Deadly midair collision raises concerns
Amid increased concerns about aviation safety, here's how many air traffic controllers there are in the U.S., and how the ...
How Donald Trump Changed Air Traffic Control Standards in First Term
After the Washington, D.C., plane crash, Trump said he previously set "extraordinary" standards for air traffic control ...
FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — despite staffing woes
Complaints about the FAA's hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter ...