The Modern Skies Coalition has requested an additional $20 billion from Congress to fully fund the FAA's air traffic control (ATC) modernization program, adding to an initial $12.5 billion allocation.
The recent government shutdown created a mess for air travel, which raises the essential question: Why is the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system still part of the government? Even before the shutdown, ...
Agency remains hundreds of controllers short of its targeted headcount as of August.
(QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- It's described as the single greatest feat in all of ATC history—9/11. When the order went out for air traffic controllers to land every aircraft at the nearest airport in the ...
Andrew Langer counsels that we should fund air-traffic control during a shutdown, not privatize it (Letters, Nov. 12). Fair enough, but there’s another sensible option. Keeping ATC in the federal ...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and FAA are launching a "brand new air traffic control system" (BNATCS) initiative to replace outdated software and hardware with modern technology. Peraton ...
An alleged audio clip from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) has surfaced after Air Canada Flight 8646, a CRJ-900 plane, collided with a ground vehicle – likely a fire truck at LaGuardia airport. The ...