Mayday warnings happen regularly, say aviation experts—and both pilots and air traffic controllers are trained to know what ...

Air travel in the U.S. has also been been impacted by a lack of air traffic control workers, which the Federal Aviation Administration is trying to address.

The air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was 69% staffed as of September 2023, according to Federal Aviation Administration figures.

At most U.S. air traffic control towers, when a new plane is about to enter its airspace, they’re handled exactly the same as in the 1970s in one key way: a printer spits out a strip of paper ...

CBS News got an up-close look at a pilot's training inside a 737 Max simulator amid a renewed focus on the U.S.' aging air traffic control system.

ROSE: For air traffic controllers, training doesn't end when they get hired by the FAA. It continues in control towers and radar facilities.

CBS News got an up-close look at a pilot's training inside a 737 Max simulator amid a renewed focus on the U.S.' aging air traffic control system.