How Many Air Traffic Controllers Are Needed Overnight?

The accident at LaGuardia has raised questions about whether the minimum standard of two air traffic controllers on overnight shifts is sufficient.

FAA looks to gamers as 'next generation of air traffic controllers'

The annual air traffic control hiring window opens on Friday, April 17. Here's what the FAA is looking for.
FLYING Magazine on MSN

Tales From the Tower: The Air Traffic Controller Perspective

Here's a look at a typical day in the life of an ATC.

LaGuardia controller staffing may have violated procedures on night of collision, document shows

If the controller involved in the Air Canada crash was performing both air and ground duties, that would be inconsistent ⁠with the LaGuardia tower’s standard operating procedures.
TravelPulse on MSN

Report claims air traffic controllers may have violated rules before deadly Air Canada crash

A report suggests that air traffic controllers at New York's LaGuardia Airport may have violated rules by combining roles ...
Yahoo

Air traffic controllers are about to miss their first paycheck. Some are now forced to get a side gig.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four days into the government shutdown, Jack Criss, an air traffic control specialist at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, ...
Forbes

Air Traffic Controller Sick Calls Are Ramping Up—Expect Flight Delays To Climb

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued three ground stops at major U.S. airports Thursday evening due to staffing shortages—and unpaid air traffic controllers have told Forbes the volume of ...
Christian Science Monitor

Shutdown spotlights a persistent problem: Too few air traffic controllers

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...