The government shutdown really showed the extreme need for air traffic controllers. It isn’t something new. The industry has faced a shortage that grows every year.

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.

Air traffic controller shortage drives new FAA-approved Enhanced AT-CTI training at Middle Georgia State University, offering direct career path.

SALT LAKE CITY — Air traffic controllers across the country are working without paychecks as the government shutdown continues, raising concerns about the profession's future and worker retention.

Air traffic controllers missed their paychecks Tuesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, raising concerns that flight delays could multiply as increasingly stressed-out controllers call out ...

The longest government shutdown in US history hit air traffic controllers hard. 13,000 worked without pay for over a month, ...

The ongoing government shutdown has led to flight delays nationwide as air traffic controllers face unpaid shifts, raising concerns about safety and staffing levels The government shutdown has reached ...

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President Trump gives brief remarks to members of the press after exiting Air Force One on Sunday. (Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images) President Trump is slamming U.S. air traffic controllers who called ...

This situation can’t fly. The safety of every American plane passenger is being imperiled as the government shutdown drags into its second week, irate air traffic controllers say. More than 14,000 ...

The FAA admits the workforce has been hit hard by a 2013 hiring freeze, the 2019 government shutdown and COVID-19 delays.