The nation’s air traffic control system, responsible for ensuring the safe passage of nearly 3 million travelers a day, has long been overtaxed, understaffed and saddled with technology that ...

Air traffic control problems have plagued the country for decades, government data shows Air traffic control problems are not a recent phenomenon. InvestigateTV analyzed data from hundreds of NTSB ...

The nation’s air traffic control system, responsible for ensuring the safe passage of nearly 3 million travelers a day, has long been overtaxed, understaffed and saddled with technology that ...

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 ...

Embry‑Riddle student Hailee Williamson, who is earning her bachelor's degree in air traffic management, trains in the university’s tower lab. [Credit: Embry‑Riddle/Bill Fredette-Huffman ...

SUNY Schenectady purchased this simulator of a commercial air traffic control tower to train students. The college has just been named by the FAA as one of six where students can go directly to ...

The air traffic control tower is pictured Monday, June 2, 2025, at Rochester International Airport. Joe Ahlquist / Post Bulletin. By Jeff Kiger. June 02, 2025 at 3:55 PM. Comments ...

The shortage of air traffic controller specialists is one of the reasons for the hectic stretch at Newark Liberty International Airport amid hundreds of cancellations and delays leaving thousands ...

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The U.S. Air Traffic Control (ATC) system, once a symbol of aviation excellence, is now facing a crisis marked by staffing shortages, […] ...

The Philadelphia tower, which houses both airport air traffic control and TRACON (short for Terminal Radar Approach Control) facilities, is short about 51 employees from the agency's goal based on ...

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training -- but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution.

Amid air traffic control shortages, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy outlines plans to retain experienced staff, hire new controllers, and improve training at the FAA Academy.