Blacked-out air traffic control screens and communication issues in places like Newark, Denver and Jacksonville over the past several months have put a renewed focus on the U.S.' aging air traffic ...

Air traffic control is probably something you don't spend much time thinking about—but when you board an airplane, you really want it to work. Unfortunately, the American air traffic control system is ...

When a midair collision and a series of radar outages captured attention in the United States this year, some air traffic controllers thought it might finally lead to solutions for a nationwide ...

Outdated technology and staffing shortages at Newark Liberty International Airport have led to ongoing flight delays and cancellations.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 necessary ...

To help fill a 3,000-person gap in the air traffic control workforce, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is pushing a bill to bring retired controllers back on the job. The Control Tower Continuity Act ...

The air traffic controller who caught the potential disaster is one of 30 certified professionals employed at Nashville airport's tower. Amid a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers, that ...