Chris Dickinson was stunned after he took an impromptu tour of an air-traffic control tower in Sydney, Australia. Controllers there worked 36-hour weeks on average and seemed happy, rather than ...

Technology failures inside the FAA have dominated headlines, including reports that the agency still relies on floppy disks and decades-old software in some facilities.

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) chief told lawmakers Tuesday that U.S. air traffic control towers are unlikely to ever reach full staffing levels if the agency continues operating as it ...

The Trump administration is asking “tough questions” of certain air traffic controllers who did not report to work during the recent government shutdown, the head of the Federal Aviation ...

The main entrance to FAA's Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center in Fort Worth is pictured, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer Scott Turner used to jump out of airplanes. A ...

President Donald Trump and former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg have sparred over the condition of the air traffic control system, which is complex and carries a history of planned ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Aviation Administration head Bryan Bedford said on Tuesday the agency is committing $6 billion by year-end on air traffic control telecom infrastructure and ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy insists it will be "safe to fly" as millions of Americans head into the Christmas travel rush — even as the nation’s top aviation regulator delivered a stark ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Thursday plans to vote on legislation aiming to prevent aviation disruptions during government shutdowns by ensuring air ...

The US government now admits failures by the pilots of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a controller in the Reagan National Airport tower during the January 29 midair collision over the Potomac River ...

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford speaks during a hearing in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) With modernization efforts ramping up at the ...

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