Despite funding challenges, the FAA kept its Oklahoma City academy open, continuing to train new controllers. However, looming budget shortfalls threaten progress as the agency faces a shortage of ...

The Wilbur Wright Federal Building, also know as Federal Office Building 10B, is located at 600 Independence Avenue SW, in Washington, D.C. It is one of two buildings used as the headquarters of the ...

According to the FAA, it is highly competitive to become an air traffic controller, as candidates must be under 31 years old ...

Oklahoma City — Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration welcomed 600 recruits to its academy in Oklahoma City — the biggest class ever, and a sign, the agency said, that the high-profile push ...

Feb. 27 (UPI) --The Trump administration announced an air traffic control "hiring supercharge" at the FAA's academy, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced. Hiring started Thursday. The ...

The FAA needs approximately 3,000 more air traffic controllers. The Department of Transportation plans to incentivize new hires with increased salaries, bonuses, and additional resources. Current ...

Students graduate the program with a drone pilot license, 60 college credits and a head start toward careers in an industry ...

The Federal Aviation Administration office in Oklahoma City is pictured. (Getty Images) A member of the House of Representatives is trying to exempt the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in ...

Staffing cuts and uncertainty over a potential federal government shutdown later this month is putting further pressure on the already-strained U.S. air traffic system, aviation leaders warned Tuesday ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tore into his predecessor, Pete Buttigieg, on the latest episode of “Pod Force One” for lowering the requirements to be considered a “best-qualified” air traffic ...

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, a Republican from Oklahoma, said FAA training should stay in Oklahoma, despite "longing eyes" from Texas ...