More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed ...
Investigators say the crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet might not have heard key air traffic controller instructions.
On Jan. 29, an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided as the plane prepared to land at Washington ...
President Donald Trump says he thinks last week’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter wouldn't have ...
A Japan Airlines plane that was taxiing on the tarmac of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport apparently struck the tail of a parked Delta aircraft on Wednesday morning, airport authorities said.
There are nearly 11,000 controllers currently on the job throughout the country, but to be fully staffed, the FAA needs more than 14,000. To apply, you have to be under 31 years old, and the mandatory ...
The U.S. air traffic control system has been stretched nearly to its breaking point. It's causing problems not just for the air traffic controllers that remain but the flying public at large.
The new secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, appeared to walk back an enticement to retire, saying F.A.A. safety workers ...
Teenage ice skating stars, their parents, and a soon-to-be-married pilot also among the dead as tributes pour in ...
The two ‘black boxes’ have been recovered from the wreckage, with a cockpit voice recorder and a flight data recorder taken for lab analysis ...
The supervisor's action meant only a single air traffic controller was managing both plane and helicopter traffic when there should have been two people monitoring the flight paths, the report said.
With plans for Lelystad Airport to open to commercial flights, which would require even more controllers, the situation is expected to worsen. Currently, there is a shortage of air traffic controllers ...