With air traffic controllers in the news lately, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Emily Hanoka, a former controller who retired earlier this year, about the stresses and sacrifices involved in the work.

To revamp the old system, the agency put down an initial $12.5 billion and awarded a contract to technology firm Peraton, ...

As the federal government entered the second week of a shutdown, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers began impacting travel.But even before the shutdown began on Oct. 1, a shortage of air ...

This situation can’t fly. The safety of every American plane passenger is being imperiled as the government shutdown drags into its second week, irate air traffic controllers say. More than 14,000 ...

The airport says it has teams working on the issue to try and resolve it as soon as possible. Passengers are being advised to ...