Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says FAA systems are 'antiquated,' calls for more air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the COVID-19 pandemic caused air traffic controller recruitment to "plummet" for two ...
Midair collision reignites national concerns over air traffic controller shortage
FAA and union officials would not address whether Southern California airport towers are fully staffed, but the shortage has ...
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 ...
‘A matter of mere seconds’: Fmr. air traffic controller breaks down Philadelphia & DC plane crashes
Late Friday night, a small jet crashed in northeast Philadelphia, killing all 6 on board and one person on the ground. This ...
'We have a lost aircraft': Philadelphia air traffic control tried to reach doomed plane
Air traffic control communications reveal the moments when controllers tried to reach a doomed jet in Philadelphia, which ...
Air traffic controller left early from work before crash: report
An air traffic controller at Reagan National Airport reportedly left early on Wednesday before the deadly collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter.
NTSB Has Interviewed Air-Traffic Controller at Reagan Airport Tower During Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has interviewed the air-traffic controller who was working at the time of the midair ...
DC plane crash: NTSB on air traffic control tower staffing, last-second communications
The NTSB says when the Jan. 29 collision between a passenger plane and helicopter occurred, the air traffic control tower had ...