As an American Airlines pilot eased his nonstop flight from Dallas into Nashville on the afternoon of Aug. 16, an air traffic controller stopped him. The plane needed to abort landing immediately.

The federal government has picked two companies to replace 612 radar systems nationwide that date back to the 1980s as part ...

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 ...

MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — A control tower is coming to Pinal County Airpark within the next seven years after the Federal Aviation Administration determined one is warranted at the growing facility. The ...

A pilot preparing to take off Monday from Hollywood Burbank Airport in California took the routine step of radioing the air traffic control tower. But instead of the usual back-and-forth conversation ...

Like an airplane that’s taxied to the runway and is ready to throttle up its engines, city officials have been authorized to ...

The FAA is warning about staffing shortages at more air traffic control towers across the U.S. on Tuesday. Towers controlling airspace in Chicago, Nashville and Philadelphia will be short-staffed ...

The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to reopen bidding on a contract to build a crucial piece of aviation infrastructure in Alaska’s largest city. Earlier this month, a project to ...

This is having *** great impact, great concern, great stress. The FAA says it's been delaying flights due to air traffic controller shortages. The transportation secretary blames the government ...