Without air traffic controllers, airline pilots would be flying blind. Reader's Digest reveals the secrets that only these professionals know. Air traffic controllers are not the ones who wave their arms on the runway. The people who control traffic on the runway are called ramp controllers. Air traffic controllers (ATD)…

In 2019, air traffic controllers at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the busiest airport in the world, made 909 takeoffs and landings. The 431 airport controllers are responsible for the safety of hundreds of millions of passengers aboard these aircraft, Insider reports. Air traffic controllers have to...

The air traffic controller posted a response on TikTok to a post by another user who asked followers to "name something in your industry or profession that the general public would be shocked to know." Users were really taken aback by the dispatcher's revelation, NewsWeek reports. "I'm an air traffic controller," replied ...

A passenger with no flying experience landed a Cessna 208 plane at a Florida airport with the help of an air traffic controller after the pilot "passed out," CNN reports. The pilot in his single-engine Cessna 208 "blacked out," a passenger told air traffic controllers on the afternoon of May 10, according to an audio recording. He emphasized...

CareerCast's annual ranking of the highest-paying professions in the United States continues to be dominated by healthcare professionals. Doctors took six positions in the “hot ten” at once, including all places in the Top 3. No. 1. Surgeon Once again at the top of the list are surgeons...