A pilot preparing to take off Monday from Hollywood Burbank Airport in California took the routine step of radioing the air traffic control tower. But instead of the usual back-and-forth conversation of coordinating departure, the pilot received a ...

WASHINGTON — For nearly six hours Monday, a major airport in Southern California had no air traffic controllers managing flights from the tower, causing delays and cancellations. The issues at Hollywood Burbank Airport, about 10 miles north of Los ...

Air traffic control managers told the National Transportation Safety Board that F.A.A. leaders rebuffed efforts over the years to address hazardous conditions that played a role in the Jan. 29 crash. By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington The ...

NEWARK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of air traffic controllers calling in sick since the government shutdown began last week has seen a slight "tick up", U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Monday, cutting air traffic staffing by 50% in ...

As air traffic controllers miss their first full paycheck, larger numbers of the workforce are calling in sick—forcing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to slow the flow of traffic at some of the nation’s busiest airports.