The United States is facing a shortage of air traffic controllers, and lawmakers say strict age limits could be adding to the problem. Federal Aviation Administration officials require air traffic controller applicants to be 30 or younger,

Aviation industry and labor groups pushed for faster upgrades to U.S. air traffic control systems and hiring. The testimony before a House committee hearing on air traffic control comes about a month after the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.

Air traffic controllers are set to receive a 30% pay hike as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to boost recruitment Thursday.

Facing a dire shortage of air traffic controllers, some thought creating a second training academy made sense. Oklahoma lawmakers thought otherwise.

It comes as a private plane at Chicago’s Midway International ... there were plans to implement a “supercharge” in air traffic controller staff as there continue to be shortages.

The FAA is now investigating the Chicago incident ... It’s a tool in both the pilot’s and air traffic controller’s toolbox to help maintain safe and efficient flight operations, and ...

and the other took place at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), both within a span of 30 minutes. At approximately 8:20 a.m., American Airlines Flight 2246 was on approach to land at DCA when an air traffic controller instructed the pilot to ...

Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.

Southwest Flight 2504 performed a precautionary "go-around" to avoid hitting a private jet that entered the runway "without authorization."

Southwest Airlines flight 2504 narrowly missed colliding with a privately owned business jet that was taxiing across the runway upon which the airliner was to land at Chicago's Midway Airport.