What to know about air traffic control towers after a midair collision in Arizona prompts questions
Of the 5,100 public airports across the country, only about 10% have air traffic control towers staffed by people who direct the flow of traffic.
California Suffered Major Air Traffic Control Issue
An hour-long system outage at the Oakland Oceanic Air Traffic Control Center affected flights across the West Coast and Hawaii on Saturday evening.
Arizona mid-air collision: What are air traffic control towers and their role in preventing aircraft collisions? All you need to know
As investigations into the Arizona mid-air collision continue, debates over air traffic safety, regulation, and infrastructure modernization remain front and center.
US Airline Group Calls On Congress To Fund Better Air Traffic Control
Trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) has called on Congress to pump more money into air traffic control (ATC) staffing amid ongoing controller shortages. Additionally, the group believes the modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) is a top priority to keep the United States at the forefront of aviation safety.
Air traffic control towers: Key facts after Arizona crash
Tens of thousands of planes take off, land and perform touch-and-goes at the Marana Regional Airport in southern Arizona every year. Without an air traffic control tower, it's a calculated dance that requires communication by pilots.
New air traffic academy died in Congress despite dire need for more staff
Facing a dire shortage of air traffic controllers, some thought creating a second training academy made sense. Oklahoma ...
Airlines urge Congress to support air traffic control hiring, modernize FAA
A coalition of U.S. aviation industry groups sent a letter to Congress calling for the modernization of the nation's air ...
US aviation sector calls for emergency funding for air traffic technology, staffing
The U.S. aviation sector on Wednesday called for "robust emergency funding" from Congress for air traffic control technology ...
Trump Admin lays off 400 FAA workers amid air traffic incidents; 1 Austin worker laid off
Despite the spate of incidents making headlines, the FAA is slimming down its workforce and one worker has already been laid ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers deployed to FAA to help modernize air traffic control
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers would make recommendations to the FAA on how to upgrade air traffic control systems.
Does Des Moines International Airport have a shortage of air traffic controllers?
Recent media reports suggest Des Moines International Airport's air traffic control staffing is critically shorthanded.
Air traffic audio captures the scene after a plane flipped upside down while landing in Toronto
Audio from from Toronto Pearson Airport captures the reaction from air traffic controllers the moment a plane arriving from ...
Air traffic control reacts to ‘upside down and burning’ Toronto Delta flight in newly released audio
Air traffic control audio released Monday shows the tense moment officials realized that Delta Connection Flight 4819 was ...
FAA Claims Starlink Has Been Considered "Since The Prior Administration" To Improve Weather Reliability
Throughout these trials, the FAA has aimed to identify whether Starlink can effectively address the challenges of ...