“With all thy getting, get understanding." America’s Air Traffic Control system (ATC) is running on borrowed time. The recent failure of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which left all ...
Air traffic control staffing shortages and outdated technology are causing flight delays and cancellations. Transportation Secretary Duffy acknowledges the long-term neglect and underinvestment in the ...
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 ...
Earlier this year, chronic flight delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport revealed a litany of problems with antiquated air traffic control systems. Today, those problems ...
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Major airline CEOs on Wednesday called on Congress to approve billions of dollars in funding to modernize the United States' aging air traffic control system, saying it ...
The U.S. aviation system is expected to "remain challenged this summer and beyond," and its federal regulator needs more air traffic control staff, a senior United Airlines executive said on Wednesday ...
WASHINGTON — Air traffic controllers are facing about 1,000 equipment failures per week — and “more and more” are expected without a serious “overhaul” of the ancient systems, a former FAA official ...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will take part in upgrading the U.S. aviation system following the deadliest airline ...
Issues with air traffic control staffing are under the spotlight following the fatal mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter in Washington D.C. on Wednesday that ...
The government shutdown has caused another major air traffic control tower to go dark, with no one available to direct planes due to staffing shortages. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...
The main French air traffic control union, SNCTA, has announced a strike from 7 to 10 October 2025, which is expected to cause tens of thousands of flight cancellations and delays across western ...