WASHINGTON — This week, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration laid out an ambitious goal of bringing the U.S. air traffic control system into the 21st century. "The whole idea is to ...

Air traffic control is back in the news. On Apr. 28 and again on May 9, communication system breakdowns affecting Newark Liberty International Airport limited the ability of air traffic ...

U.S. air traffic control systems are outdated, relying on floppy disks and paper slips, contributing to recent flight disruptions. Airlines for America is urging Congress to invest tens of ...

A portion of the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center — which covers airspace in multiple states – experienced a 90-second loss of communications late Monday, the Federal Aviation ...

Sam Graves (R-Mo.) released a budget reconciliation proposal Tuesday that would allocate $15 billion for the modernization of air traffic control technology. The funds would go to the Federal ...

An ATC outage at Newark airport has drawn more attention to an outdated system. Plans for a new air traffic control system were announced Thursday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy amid a ...

Outdated technology and staffing shortages at Newark Liberty International Airport have led to ongoing flight delays and cancellations. Experts warn that underfunding the FAA has prevented ...

At about 1:30 in the afternoon on April 28, air-traffic controllers overseeing the busy airspace around Newark Liberty International Airport suddenly faced a frightening scenario. The chatter ...

Ninety-nine percent of the air traffic control facilities in the United States are operating below recommended staffing levels, a New York Times analysis has found. The ongoing crisis at Newark ...

The employee was put on administrative leave amid the investigation. A fight in the air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport, or DCA, in the Washington, D.C., area led to an employee ...

An air traffic control facility in Colorado experienced a communications outage earlier this week, the latest in a series of Federal Aviation Administration equipment failures that have raised ...