The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is reviewing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its ...
Pilots have cited miscommunication with air traffic control, poor judgment and fatigue as contributing factors to the near ...
As recently as 2023, Austin was the site of a near collision between two planes and is one of the most understaffed air ...
There have been a number of close calls around the country in recent years that concerned aviation experts and officials.
DC Wednesday night came amid an air traffic control staffing crisis and alarmingly high rates of near-misses on airport runaways. One air traffic controller had been doing the job of two people ...
Some major US airports had less than 60% of their staffing targets filled with fully certified controllers in recent years, ...
Concerns that a deadly collision could occur at Reagan National Airport had long been building. But attempts to draw ...
The deadly air collision that killed 67 people in Washington, DC Wednesday night came amid an air traffic control staffing crisis and alarmingly high rates of near-misses on airport runaways. One air ...
Complaints about the air space around Reagan, a shortage of air traffic controllers, and communications issues have persisted ...
It’s unclear whether any policies were changed or air traffic controllers took any actions in response to the previous near-misses. Because the NASA database only covers incidents reported by aviation ...
Cockpit warnings logged by air traffic controllers show a record of persistent collision risks near Reagan National Airport ...