DOGE has let go many federal employees, including some with the FAA Here's what to know and how the cuts affected air traffic controller shortage.

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

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