In a 209-page court filing, the U.S. government said it is among the defendants liable for the damages from the Jan. 29 plane ...

How many airports in the U.S. have control towers? Of the 5,100 public airports across the country, only about 10% have towers staffed by people who direct the flow of traffic. These are the busiest ...

The US government now admits failures by the pilots of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a controller in Reagan National Airport tower during the January 29 midair collision over the Potomac River ...

The new year got off to a tragic start with a shocking mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. Most of us were left reeling, but some in the nation's policy circles have seen the horrific event as an ...

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of a U.S. air traffic control system that it said still relies on floppy disks and replacement parts found on eBay and has ...

The government shutdown and recent accidents have shown the Air Traffic Control system’s vulnerability. It should be turned into an independent, nonprofit organization removed from politics. The ...

President Donald Trump's administration began mass firings of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees on Friday, a move that comes just weeks after a fatal midair collision in Washington, D.C.

Numerous events in the last year make clear the US Congress should again consider privatising US air traffic control (ATC). In January, a fatal midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National ...

Tens of thousands of planes take off, land and perform touch-and-goes at the Marana Regional Airport in southern Arizona every year. Without an air traffic control tower, it’s a calculated dance that ...

Motorcycle crash in Portland linked to metal theft after tampering with a traffic control box led to a fatality.

The U.S. government has admitted liability in the deadly crash involving an American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C., earlier this year.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he wants a full modernization of the nation's antiquated air traffic control system within four years. On Thursday, he announced a far-reaching, estimated ...