How much do air traffic controllers at the world's busiest airports actually earn in 2026?

Controllers are desperately needed to help with a global staffing shortage, pushing salaries higher and higher for those ...
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Air traffic controllers didn't get paid during the government shutdown. Here's how much they make normally.

Becoming an air traffic controller is a long and difficult process, and the job is equally stressful. But it comes with good pay.Michael Dwyer/AP The longest government shutdown in US history ended ...

FAA looks to gamers as 'next generation of air traffic controllers'

The annual air traffic control hiring window opens on Friday, April 17. Here's what the FAA is looking for.

U.S. faces an air traffic controller shortage. It's turning to gamers for help.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pointed out that gamers "have many of the hard skills it takes to be a successful controller." ...
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Air traffic controllers have become reluctant bargaining chips in the government shutdown. They just want to get paid.

Air traffic controllers are about to miss their first paycheck of the government shutdown.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Pete LeFevre is worried about how his coworkers will get by if they ...
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Trump Grants Selective $10K Bonuses To Air Traffic Controllers That Clocked In During Shutdown

The Trump-ordered bonuses were to award some controllers for their "loyalty." Trump and the Federal Aviation Administration followed through on their promise of $10k bonuses to air traffic controllers ...
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What air traffic controllers do -- and how you can become one

They are the unseen voices keeping America’s air space from turning into a sky-high traffic jam, but what exactly do air traffic controllers do, and how do they get the job? With the FAA reducing ...
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Government shutdown continues to add to stress on air traffic controllers and disrupt flights

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Flights were delayed Thursday at New York’s LaGuardia ...
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‘Hundreds’ More Air Traffic Controllers Could Quit Starting Friday—As Major Hubs Brace For Thousands Of Cancelled Flights

Multiple air traffic controllers have told Forbes they expect large numbers of colleagues to quit their jobs in the coming days—which will compound the pressure on remaining controllers during the ...

Duffy on AI replacing air traffic controllers: "That's not gonna happen"

"Am I gonna replace a controller and have AI manage the airspace? The answer to that is hell no, that's not gonna happen," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CBS News.