Some air traffic controllers are worried about safety, staffing and more amid the Trump administration's purge of federal workers, they tell Axios. Why it matters: Aviation safety has been in the spotlight since January's tragic midair collision over Washington,

Why is there a shortage of air traffic controllers? Because the FAA hasn’t been serious about apprenticeship and every new controller had to move to Oklahoma City.

DOGE has let go many federal employees, including some with the FAA Here's what to know and how the cuts affected air traffic controller shortage.