The FAA is confronting a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers, with roughly 35% of trainees failing to complete ...

A case in point is Sean Duffy, the US Secretary of Transportation, who is a former Fox News host and has appeared on multiple ...

CBS News got an up-close look at a pilot's training inside a 737 Max simulator amid a renewed focus on the U.S.' aging air traffic control system.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy partners with Nashua Community College for air traffic control training.

Parts of the U.S. air traffic control system still rely on floppy disks and computers running Windows 95. The Trump administration is pushing for an overhaul, but it won't be easy or cheap.

Simply stated, air-traffic control is a 24/7 high-tech operation trapped inside a regulatory agency. The FAA is bound by stultifying federal rules and sees Congress, not the traveling public, as ...

The fragile state of the U.S. air traffic control system was easy to see during the recent outages in Newark. But it will be a lot harder to make up for decades of underinvestment and other mistakes.

[1/2]A plane docks on the tarmac after an air traffic control outage, bringing flights to a standstill at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 12, 2025.

Last month, the House passed a bill that would dedicate $12.5 billion to the F.A.A.’s efforts to modernize its air traffic control system and correct the staffing shortage.