The government shutdown and recent accidents have shown the Air Traffic Control system’s vulnerability. It should be turned into an independent, nonprofit organization removed from politics. The ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it wants to adopt a new comprehensive system to overhaul how air traffic controllers receive flight data and move aircraft ...

The government picked a company with little experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration called Peraton to oversee the roughly $31.5 billion overhaul of the outdated air traffic control ...

It is a movie staple to see an overworked air traffic controller sweating over a radar display. Depending on the movie, they might realize they’ve picked the wrong week to stop some bad habit. But how ...

Airports across the United States have been experiencing significant flight delays recently because of a shortage of air traffic controllers, who have been required to work without pay since a ...

The impact of the federal government shutdown on the air traffic control system in the United States could linger on well beyond the reopening of the government. From safety redundancies and ...

Almost everyone agrees that the US air traffic control system is broken. Longstanding staffing shortages. Antiquated technology. And now, air traffic controllers are caught in the middle of a ...

Air traffic controllers have one of the highest-pressure jobs with the most responsibility on the planet. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the United States' Air Traffic Organization ...

(The Hill) — President Donald Trump on Monday criticized air traffic controllers who did not work without pay during the government shutdown and threatened that those who did not return to work ...