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 ...

More air travel disruptions piled up Monday as the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown continued. Air traffic controllers missed their second full paycheck of the shutdown. The Senate made progress ...

Scott Turner used to jump out of airplanes. A skydiver in his youth, Turner cultivated a passion for air travel early. These days, he’s got his feet firmly planted in San Angelo, where he helped start ...

The U.S. government admitted the role Army pilots and air traffic controllers played in the deadly collision involving a military helicopter and a passenger jet that killed 67 people near Washington, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of travelers had their flights delayed or canceled on Sunday in the worst day for disruptions since the start of a U.S. government shutdown, as ...

Airline executives are pushing lawmakers to make sure air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration workers are paid if there's another shutdown. Air traffic controller staffing ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Major air traffic control staffing shortages snarled thousands of flights on Saturday as the government shutdown caused mounting travel woes and raised alarm among ...

President Donald Trump on Monday offered bonuses for unpaid air traffic controllers who did not miss work during the shutdown, but also suggested those who took time off should leave the profession ...

They are the unseen voices keeping America’s airspace from turning into a sky-high traffic jam. But what exactly do air traffic controllers do, and how do they get the job? With the FAA reducing ...

The controller's interview with investigators provides new details into how the catastrophe was not averted after an Army helicopter flew too close to a jet, insisting it would go around Earlier this ...

The flight reductions imposed during the government shutdown are now over; the Federal Aviation Administration lifted them early Monday morning. Forty major U.S. airports and more than 5 million ...