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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he is optimistic a “brand new system” for air-traffic control can be implemented in ...
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.
[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.
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.
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.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a radio failure at the Denver Air Traffic Control Center, which covers approximately 285,000 square miles of airspace covering parts of ...
Part of the air route traffic control center handling Denver flights lost communications for about 90 seconds on Monday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.