3 h. ago What to know about air traffic control towers after a midair collision in Arizona prompts questions

Do more U.S. airports need control towers

Politics

6 d. ago Musk helped fire hundreds of FAA workers. Now, his SpaceX employees could fill the void

The move to bring in more experts within Musk’s circle follows the Trump administration’s decision to fire hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration personnel

Technology

6 d. ago Transport Secretary Sean Duffy tries to shift blame for recent air disasters onto Pete Buttigieg

‘Mayor Pete failed for four years to address the air traffic controller shortage and upgrade our outdated, World War II-era air traffic control system,’ Duffy says

Society

6 d. ago Listen: Air traffic control audio from Delta plane crash at Toronto airport

Air traffic control audio captured the moment a Delta Airlines plane flying from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport flipped upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, 17 February.

Events

7 d. ago Dramatic new audio from Delta plane crash reveals moment air traffic control was told jet was 'upside down and burning': Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: A Delta plane crash-landed at Toronto's Pearson international airport on Monday injuring at least eight people.

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7 d. ago Elon Musk's SpaceX heads to the FAA's Air Traffic Control Center to help make America's skies safer

Members of Elon Musk's SpaceX team were scheduled to meet Monday with officials from the Federal Aviation Administration to 'suggest improvements.'

Technology

7 d. ago Trump administration begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal Washington DC plane crash

Staff at the Federal Aviation Administration receive emails saying they have been fired, upending rotas during period of busy air travel A US judge has scheduled a rare holiday court hearing on Monday, in a case brought by Democratic state attorneys general seeking to protect major federal agencies from Elon Musk’s Doge team.US district judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington DC on Sunday called the hearing for Monday, the Presidents Day holiday when federal courts are closed. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision in Washington

Events