President Trump prematurely blamed the air traffic controllers for the crash before rolling his statements back.

The FAA has struggled for decades to keep its towers adequately staffed. Locally, our airports are understaffed, with air traffic controllers who could be fatigued and stressed.

As of data released in fall of 2024, the FAA said they had more than 14,000 air traffic controllers. Most controllers average ...

Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the FAA and the controllers' union.

President Trump has suggested, without evidence, that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are to blame for the deadly plane collision outside of Washington, D.C. CBS News Confirmed executive ...

There are new questions concerning air safety, following the mid-air collision between an American Airlines flight and a ...

During the campaign, Musk demanded the resignation of FAA administrator Michael Whitaker, who clashed with Musk over regulating SpaceX and stepped down the day before Trump took office. That left the ...

FOX 13’s Carla Bayron reports on Polk County working to fill the desperate need for more air traffic controllers nationwide by building a new control tower operator academy at Bartow Executive Airport ...

Amid increased concerns about aviation safety, here's how many air traffic controllers there are in the U.S., and how the ...

The deadly plane crash into Washington, D.C.’s Potomac River on Wednesday night has raised questions about aviation safety, even as federal agencies say the United States has some of the strictest ...

After a tragic midair collision at Reagan National Airport, air traffic controller staffing and training have come under ...

The FAA has said that all controllers have to meet tough testing and training standards and go through a lengthy certification process.