Air traffic controllers in Denver scrambled to use backup communications during an outage
A Federal Aviation Administration official says the main communication lines went down in Denver earlier this week but radar remained online.
Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn’t worked for over 3 years
The FAA said the dedicated direct access line between air traffic controllers at Reagan and the Pentagon's Army heliport hasn't worked since 2022.
Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again VIEW
The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks.
White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost ‘lots of billions’ VIEW
The Trump administration has proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system in the wake of recent deadly plane crashes and technical...
Controllers briefly lost contact with Newark planes before wider flight disruptions
The nation’s air traffic controllers union says the flight cancellations plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport in new Jersey and spilling over to U.S. airports can...