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The U.S. urgently needs air traffic controllers. Here's what the job requires.

The government shutdown highlighted a fragile link in the nation's aviation system: finding enough air traffic controllers to keep flights on schedule. The 43-day closure, during which controllers ...
USA Today

The essential, invisible job at the center of the shutdown flight problems

DENVER ‒ They sit inside darkened facilities or lofty towers, surrounded by aging computers, speaking in clipped and cryptic phrases. And the slips of paper they pass between each other represent the ...
The New York Times

Odd Jobs and DoorDash: How Air Traffic Controllers Are Surviving

Five weeks into the government shutdown, controllers across the country, forced to work without pay, are taking second jobs to stay afloat. By Gabe Castro-Root Gabe Castro-Root reached out to about ...
NPR

'It's horrible': Air traffic controllers under mounting pressure as shutdown drags on

Air traffic controllers are finding it increasingly difficult to keep doing their jobs without getting a paycheck during the government shutdown. Some are starting to speak out. Air traffic ...