NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer a live feed of the press conference in the player above as it begins. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is set to deliver remarks at Chicago's O'Hare International ...

Almost everyone agrees that the US air traffic control system is broken. Longstanding staffing shortages. Antiquated technology. And now, air traffic controllers are caught in the middle of a ...

Air traffic controller staffing shortages worsened over the weekend as the nation’s government shutdown hit its fourth week, leading to delays and anxiety, and experts say it won’t get better until ...

The impact of the federal government shutdown on the air traffic control system in the United States could linger on well beyond the reopening of the government. From safety redundancies and ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history delayed thousands of flights just weeks before the heavily traveled holiday season, reigniting debate over whether to privatize the U.S. air traffic ...

Air traffic controllers will continue to work under strain as the government shutdown drags on, according to the head of the union that represents them. "What they're working under is one of the ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it wants to adopt a new comprehensive system to overhaul how air traffic controllers receive flight data and move ...

New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy. New programs ...