“3278 stop, 3278 stop. Stop Southwest 3278, stop!” air traffic control said from the tower, according to audio from Broadcastify. “Cancel takeoff clearance. You’re on H taxiway Southwest ...

Air traffic control audio captured the dramatic communications ... Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Live updates: Scores feared dead after plane crash near Washington, DC ...

Federal watchdogs have raised many red flags about the handling of the system. Federal watchdogs have raised concerns about the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control system for ...

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will unveil a plan next week to upgrade the aging, under-staffed U.S. air traffic control system next week, he said on Friday.

US Transportation Chief to Unveil Plan to Upgrade Air Traffic Control By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will unveil a plan next week to upgrade the ...

In its Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan, the FAA blames its struggle to staff air traffic control facilities in part to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The COVID-19 pandemic has had substantial ...

He said the agency was increasing pay to make sure people had “a wage that can allow them to live while they ... 90 percent of the country’s air traffic control facilities are short-staffed ...

"And again, I think making sure people have a wage that can allow them to live ... a string of air travel disasters in recent weeks, though few of them were blamed on air traffic control.

A shortage of air traffic controllers has been a long-standing issue, as a 2023 FAA report found that 77% of critical air control facilities are understaffed. At Lewis, the crash has been on the ...