A new control tower operator academy launching at Bartow Executive Airport aims to address a nationwide shortage.

Chronic understaffing of air traffic control towers may have contributed to last week’s deadly crash between a military helicopter and a passenger flight in Washington, D.C. — which underscored a ...

Based on 2024 targets set by the FAA and the air traffic controllers union. Does not include ARTCCs; Map: Erin Davis/Axios A huge share of the country's air traffic control facilities are understaffed ...

Officials are examining black boxes from both aircraft and say they appear to be in good condition and may provide details on what went wrong.

staffing at the air traffic control tower was "not normal" at the time of the crash. When aircraft volume goes down, a supervisor can make the decision to combine two controller positions into one ...

The Washington air traffic control tower overseeing the flights where 67 people ... The operation is expected to last at least several days. Follow our live blog for updates. An American Airlines ...

The harrowing 30 seconds before a Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines plane crashed in Washington DC was captured on radar. Both aircraft collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport before ...

One of the air ... air traffic control staffing levels at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were ‘not normal’ at the time, the newspaper reports. We are closing our live blog covering ...

In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan ...

The request was in response to a question by air traffic control (ATC) asking whether they ... of the helicopter involved in the crash. Maps published by the FAA show that helicopters are required ...

Pilots have cited miscommunication with air traffic control, poor judgment and fatigue ... Data from Flight Radar 24, a live air traffic radar, shows they came with 425 horizontal feet and about ...