For over a decade, the U.S. has been facing a persistent and growing shortage of air traffic controllers. The problem has ...

In this video presentation, I examine the crisis bedeviling the U.S. Air Traffic Control (ATC) system. Click here to view my video: Below is an edited transcript of my […] ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says  “It’s just not one part of the air traffic control system — it’s the whole thing ...

Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address ...

After a major air traffic control (ATC) outage last week, radar screens again went black in the early hours of the morning on Friday, May 9. This outage occurred at 03:55, ...

Earlier this month, the Department of Transportation was given a budget of $12.5 billion to update the U.S. air traffic ...

The recently approved fiscal 2025 budget reconciliation act provides $12.5 billion to modernize the ATC system. We commend efforts to provide the necessary support to upgrade our nation’s ATC system.

Given the meteoric rise of AI applications, the control tower may be ripe for full automation in the near future. Human ...

The radar screens once again went dark early Friday morning for air traffic controllers handling flights approaching and departing Newark Liberty International Airport — the second such incident ...

Newark ATC outage kept radar, communications down for 60-90 seconds, sources say. ABC News Videos. Mon, May 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM UTC.

Looking into the measures being implemented to strengthen ATC systems against cyber threats, from technological upgrades to staff training.

The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks. The Federal Aviation Administration said the ...