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The new head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday the current state of the aging, understaffed U.S. air ...
The FAA Air Traffic Control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport An air traffic controller, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has recalled being the only one on duty working for Newark ...
New FAA administrator Bryan Bedford called the U.S. air traffic control system "unacceptable" and vowed major tech upgrades ...
Air traffic collegiate training initiatives Before applying to become an air traffic control specialist, a step in the process that is not required but crucial and recommended is participating in ...
The U.S. is currently short roughly 3,000 air traffic controllers, with about 14,000 employed to manage a system supporting more than 90,000 airline pilots.
The air traffic control tower at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Ala. on June 21, 2025. Following a spate of technical outages and staffing shortages, the Trump ...
Lexington air traffic control says for a couple of nights this month—and possibly more in the future—they’ll be moving midnight shift workers, who typically work from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., to ...
Representatives with CVG Airport and the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to WLWT that one of their air traffic control towers was temporarily out of operation on Sunday morning.
Graves advocated for $12.5 billion in air traffic control modernization as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The money would fund new towers, radar systems and facilities, as well as hiring ...
A long-anticipated air traffic control tower at the St. George Regional Airport is on the horizon — with construction expected to begin in August. (Rendering: Airport Director Dustin Warren) ...
“The new air traffic control tower at Martin State Airport is a great accomplishment for the Maryland Aviation Administration in further improving the safety of our skies, keeping our system in ...
At the end of April, air traffic control radar surveillance and radio communication systems at Newark Liberty International Airport went dark for over a minute. A week and half later, radar went down ...