With the FAA cutting 10% of flights starting Friday, air traffic controllers are currently unpaid in some of the most ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has long struggled with a shortage of air traffic controllers and the recent government shutdown has only exacerbated the crisis.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is expanding the number of schools that can participate in a fast-tracked air traffic control training program, as the administration seeks more ways to address ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Students in a building located at Bartow Executive Airport are using a $280,000 simulator, typically reserved for the military and a few other schools in the nation. The ...

The rest of the world, including Canada, has already figured this out: a non-profit can keep us safe in the air without big ...

How a Catholic university is preparing the next generation of air traffic controllers to manage the sky and keep travelers safe. Lewis University students scan screens as they learn how to keep planes ...

“With all thy getting, get understanding." America’s Air Traffic Control system (ATC) is running on borrowed time. The recent failure of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which left all ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Staffing shortages at air traffic control facilities have a negative impact on public safety and have made conditions more dangerous for years, two air traffic controllers told Newsweek in the ...

Two small planes collided in midair over one of the runways on the outskirts of Tucson last week. One hit the ground and caught fire, sending up a plume of black smoke. The remains of two people were ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration was grilled by senators Wednesday on critical safety-related issues, including the required hours needed for ...

Air traffic controllers handling flights for Newark Liberty International Airport experienced another troubling communications outage on Monday. It is the region's fourth reported air traffic control ...