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America desperately needs more air traffic controllers. So why is it so tough to hire them?
The US air traffic control system has been stretched nearly to its breaking point by a decades-long staffing shortage — ...
Why I continue to fly, even though it scares me
I’ll admit it: I get some agitation when I fly on a plane. Getting inside that metal tube is where I have rediscovered prayer ...
Philadelphia plane crash latest: Black box recovered as crew and passengers in medical jet crash identified
All six passengers on board the Learjet 55 aircraft that crashed shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport have been identified ...
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FAA Warning System Restored After Outage; “Residual Delays” Expected
A critical Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warning system is back online after a temporary outage that caused flight ...
Search for victims in D.C. plane crash continues in Potomac River
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into ...
US FAA pilot safety messaging system resumes operations
A key system that provides safety messages to pilots resumed operating on Sunday morning after an outage that began the ...
F.A.A.’s Main Warning System for Pilots Is Restored After Outage
The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said the Federal Aviation Administration had used a backup system while it ...
D.C. air disaster casts new light on federal employee buyout offers
Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal ...
What It Takes to Make Flying Safe
Near misses and accidents have to do with the whole system of aviation management.
Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal ...
How years of safety warnings ended in a fiery crash above the Potomac
Air traffic controller shortages, soaring travel demand, a surge of airport near-collisions and complaints of congressional dysfunction escalated before the U.S. saw its first fatal domestic airline ...