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,

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the administration would boost pay for trainees and streamline hiring to get more people started in the lengthy training process and into air traffic

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

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.

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy called for increasing the pay for entry-level air traffic controllers this week.

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