The Trump administration this week fired employees who were building a system to manage satellite traffic in space, weakening a badly needed effort championed by the U.S. space industry and the president's first administration,

Elon Musk called Thursday for retired air traffic controllers to consider returning to work amid staffing shortages — but a federal law means doing so isn't so simple. The big picture: Hiring shortages have long plagued air traffic controllers in already stressful roles overseeing critical airspace,

The decades-long shortage of air traffic controllers in the U.S. won’t be solved anytime soon, even with a hiring blitz.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday the Trump administration will take steps to boost air traffic controller hiring after a series of recent safety incidents again raised questions about a persistent staffing shortage.

Former President Joe Biden in 2024 signed into law a FAA reauthorization bill that requires the agency to hire to the maximum level possible at the training academy for the next five years and expands the center’s capacity, among other recruitment and retention provisions.

The Trump administration announced an air traffic control 'hiring supercharge' at the FAA's academy, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced. Hiring started Thursday.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is urging retired air traffic controllers to come back to the workforce amid the nationwide shortage of workers. “There is a shortage of top notch air traffic

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a new effort to boost the number of air traffic controllers in the U.S.