Austin City Council votes to explore creation of air traffic controller academy amid ongoing shortage.

The new head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday the current state of the aging, understaffed U.S. air traffic control system is "not acceptable," vowing an aggressive ...

Tower Tech’s mobile air traffic control trailer sits near the runway at McClellan Airport on July 16, 2025. The trailer houses both a control tower and living quarters for seasonal operations.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spent more than $80 billion on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives rather than replacing outdated air traffic control systems, according to ...

All together, all in on US Air Traffic Control modernization | Opinion 'The unity and sense of shared purpose around this national priority are unprecedented,' Ed Bolen writes.

All together, all in on US Air Traffic Control modernization | Opinion 'The unity and sense of shared purpose around this national priority are unprecedented,' Ed Bolen writes.

The Austin City Council plans to vote on a resolution Thursday that would explore the establishment of a local air traffic controller academy.

The FAA has begun overhauling the nation's air traffic control system by increasing enrollment in controller training programs and offering bonuses to delay retirements. Transportation Secretary ...

The FAA has begun overhauling the nation's air traffic control system by increasing enrollment in controller training programs and offering bonuses to delay retirements.

Six months after a deadly mid-air collision at Reagan National Airport, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says $12.5 billion in funding has been secured to begin modernizing the nation’s aging ...