Audio of Air-Traffic Conversations Shows Planes Diverted, Pilot Account
Within moments of the collision, air-traffic controllers were redirecting aircraft in the area to nearby airports, including ...
Former pilot explains how air traffic control manages communication with aircraft
Following the collision between an American Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter, retired American Airlines captain Richard Levy said effective communicat ...
Shortly Before Fatal Crash, Jet Pilot Was Asked to Change Runways
The plane had been cleared to land on Reagan National Airport’s main runway. But in the final moments of the flight, air ...
Trump Appears To Conflate Air Traffic Control System With Private Jet’s Navigation System
The president confused aviation experts with comments he made at the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning about the ...
DC plane crash air traffic control audio reveals moment controllers saw disaster: 'Tower did you see that?'
Air Traffic Control (ATC) audio from Wednesday’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet ...
Trump Vows to Improve Air Traffic Control System After Crash
The president said he would work with Congress to improve aging technology used by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Not just Reagan: Airports across the US have struggled with air traffic control staffing in recent years, data shows
Some major US airports had less than 60% of their staffing targets filled with fully certified controllers in recent years, ...
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Hegseth calls for ‘highest possible standards’ when selecting pilots and air traffic controllers
That’s it, excellence. I don’t care about the color of the skin of the pilot on my plane or of the air traffic controller.” President Donald Trump ripped into the aviation DEI hiring ...