The head of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association says controllers around the country are devastated by the crash. He said air traffic control staffing is a major issue around the country.

The tragic, midair collision in Washington, D.C. is putting a spotlight on air traffic controller shortages. It's a nationwide problem, but the area around NYC is especially hard hit.

Some major US airports had less than 60% of their staffing targets filled with fully certified controllers in recent years, ...

Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act last year that called for thousands of new air traffic controllers across the nation, but the Trump administration's efforts to freeze hiring across the ...

The D.C. plane crash this week highlighted the desperate need for more air traffic controllers across the country. In Polk County, a new control tower operator academy is working towards fixing that ...

The Trump memorandum directs the FAA “to immediately review all hiring decisions and changes to safety protocols." ...

A lawsuit alleges the FAA denied 1,000 air traffic control applicants due to diversity hiring policies, sparking debate amid a fatal midair collision in D.C.

A devastating mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter over the Potomac River has ATC's under a microscope.

As recovery crews endure cold water and miserable rain Friday to attempt to pull more wreckage of American Airlines Flight ...

Inside the UMass Transportation Center in Chicopee, you'll find one of the only 360-degree air traffic control tower simulators in the country.

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

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has indefinitely closed helicopter routes near Reagan National Airport following ...