What air traffic controllers do -- and how you can become one

According to the FAA, it is highly competitive to become an air traffic controller, as candidates must be under 31 years old and pass yearly medical evaluations and multiple specialized tests, among other requirements. Controllers are also forced to retire at age 56.

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.
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’It’s all based on safety': Retired air traffic controller reacts to flight reductions

A retired air traffic controller explained how reductions in flights during the government shutdown will reduce stress on controllers.

Dozens of Denver flights canceled as DIA’s air traffic controllers carry on without pay

Nearly 700 planned Friday flights were cut from airline schedules — including more than 70 in and out of Denver, according to FlightAware.
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