The Air Traffic Control Workforce Development Act of 2025 aims to reduce air traffic controller shortages. The bill was introduced by U.S. Reps. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, and Nick Begich, R-Alaska. The ...

The current Trump administration is again focused on reforming air traffic control, following a recent spate of technical outages and staffing shortages as well as the January midair collision between ...

Air traffic controllers handling flights for Newark Liberty International Airport experienced another troubling communications outage on Monday. It is the region's fourth reported air traffic control ...

The U.S. Air Traffic Control (ATC) system, once a symbol of aviation excellence, is now facing a crisis marked by staffing shortages, outdated technology, and operational chaos. Recent disruptions at ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Bob Poole, with the Reason Foundation, who argues that privatizing air traffic control in the U.S. would bring more stable funding and fewer travel disruptions. I bet you ...

A nationwide shortage of air-traffic controllers is straining operations at Nashville International Airport. The airport's control tower is understaffed and uses aging technology, increasing safety ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Hollywood Burbank Airport’s air traffic control tower was temporarily unstaffed due to shortages. Air traffic ...

The Newark airport's air traffic control dilemma lit up when radar screens went dark in early May. Air traffic controllers lost radio contact with pilots. Some were reportedly so unnerved they later ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history delayed thousands of flights just weeks before the heavily traveled holiday season, reigniting debate over whether to privatize the U.S. air traffic ...

In 2017, during his first term in office, President Trump announced his intention to privatize the U.S. air traffic control system, calling it "stuck, painfully, in the past." The proposal never took ...