Firings affected several hundred workers responsible for maintaining FAA radar, landing systems and navigational aids.

The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy ...

Federal officials have been raising concerns about an overtaxed and understaffed air traffic control system for years, especially after a series of close calls between planes at U.S. airports.

The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal midair ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump ... The firings hit the FAA when it faces a shortfall in controllers. Federal officials have been raising concerns about an overtaxed and understaffed air traffic control ...

The firings come as the FAA is already struggling to find enough air traffic controllers to man the nation's airports.

The Trump administration began firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal midair collision at Ronald Reagan ...

(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The Trump administration ... 3 weeks ago The firings hit the FAA when it faces a shortfall in controllers. Federal officials have been raising concerns about an overtaxed ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump ... The firings hit the FAA when it faces a shortfall in controllers. Federal officials have been raising concerns about an overtaxed and understaffed air traffic control ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump ... firings hit the FAA as it is facing a shortfall in controllers. Federal officials have been raising concerns about an overtaxed and understaffed air traffic ...