The FAA will now have a standalone air traffic control official consistently monitoring only helicopter traffic near Reagan National Airport.

Why is there a shortage of air traffic controllers? Because the FAA hasn’t been serious about apprenticeship and every new ...

As public confidence in aviation safety drops, the pressure is on pilots to reassure nervous passengers. But although pilots say flying is still safe, some have concerns about a system under pressure.

The rules inside the control tower at Reagan National Airport are getting stricter, according to a new report. It comes after the deadly mid-air collision in January that killed 67 people.

The Federal Aviation Administration made recommendations about staffing levels and responsibilities in the air traffic ...

Since the deadly midair collision near D.C. between an American Airlines regional jet and a military helicopter, scrutiny of the aviation industry has grown, with a shortage of air traffic controllers ...

Irregular air-traffic control staffing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is under scrutiny after a deadly accident ...

Maxim Naumov, a figure skater who lost his parents Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov in the American Airlines plane crash, dedicated a moving performance to them during the Legacy on Ice event.

Industry officials testified to Congress about the air traffic controller shortage and technology shortfalls. Elon Musk and ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why multiple commercial flights about to land at Ronald Reagan National ...

Aviation industry and labor groups pushed for faster upgrades to U.S. air traffic control systems and hiring. The testimony ...

As Dennis Tajer watched the video of a Southwest Airlines jet preparing to land at Midway International Airport as a smaller ...