A Queens college is at the front line of training the next generation of air traffic controllers. The FAA has enhanced its ...

Overhaul of nation's air traffic control system has started with training of controllers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...

Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.

not sitting at a desk. I liked the puzzle of everything." These aspiring controllers don't seem intimidated by the stresses of the job, either. "When you tell somebody that you're going into air ...

Air traffic controllers earn about $160,000 on average, and the job doesn't require a college degree. Still, the government is short by 3,000 people.