U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday he is reconsidering rules that allowed air traffic control ...

Since the election, and again after the tragic airplane-helicopter accident in Washington last week, calls have been renewed ...

More than 90% of the country's airport traffic control towers, including Pittsburgh International Airport, are understaffed ...

The new secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, appeared to walk back an enticement to retire, saying F.A.A. safety workers ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday said the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will make “rapid safety upgrades” ...

Several deadly plane crashes this year have put the spotlight on the U.S.’s air traffic controller shortage. Experts point to ...

Musk's DOGE has been on a tear across the federal government in recent days. On Wednesday, he announced that the FAA was next ...

The staffing numbers from 2023, the most recent year made available by the Federal Aviation Administration, show the airport ...

Air controller Tyler Casper controls the taxi ways from the 150-foot control tower in 2008. Last week’s mid-air collision ...

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

The moments before and after a crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter are detailed in air ...

The Trump administration said on Sunday that federal employees involved in public safety positions, such as air traffic ...