Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The shortage of air traffic controller specialists is one of the reasons for the hectic stretch at Newark Liberty International ...

Air traffic controllers play a crucial role in the global aviation system. Whether they are directing aircraft on the ground at a busy airport or giving clearances to planes flying at cruising ...

Wednesday night’s fatal crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport involving a commercial airplane and a Black Hawk military helicopter has drawn renewed attention to air traffic controllers ...