WASHINGTON >> U.S. airports reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said, in the latest sign of the government shutdown’s ...
Air traffic controllers play a crucial role in the global aviation system. Whether they are directing aircraft on the ground at a busy airport or giving clearances to planes flying at cruising ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued three ground stops at major U.S. airports Thursday evening due to staffing shortages—and unpaid air traffic controllers have told Forbes the volume of ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Hailee Williamson calmly directs a virtual airplane to land on a runway that looks exactly like one at the airport in Oklahoma City where the Federal Aviation Administration ...
Industry officials testified to Congress about the air traffic controller shortage and technology shortfalls. Elon Musk and DOGE, however, became contentious flash points. Aviation industry officials ...
Every day, millions of travelers’ lives are literally up in the air, relying on the acuity of air traffic controllers to orchestrate high-speed maneuvers and help prevent aircraft from crashing. But ...
A large absence of air traffic controllers across the country is causing thousands of flight delays, as the government shutdown stretches onto its 20th day, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...
A mix of staffing shortages at air traffic control centers and thunderstorms on the East Coast sparked chaos for travel across the U.S. on Thursday. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic ...