Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the FAA and the controllers' union.

Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal ...

Reports by pilots and government investigators show how concerns over coordinating airplane and helicopter traffic at Reagan National Airport go back decades.

Persistent staff shortages have raised safety concerns. At many facilities, staffing is so low that at least a quarter of the ...

The tragic, midair collision in Washington, D.C. is putting a spotlight on air traffic controller shortages. It's a nationwide problem, but the area around NYC is especially hard hit.

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

The D.C. plane crash this week highlighted the desperate need for more air traffic controllers across the country. In Polk County, a new control tower operator academy is working towards fixing that ...

The Associated Press reported that the air traffic controller was very understaffed when the deadly plane and helicopter collision near Washington, D.C. happened. With this in mind, 8News reached ...

Inside the UMass Transportation Center in Chicopee, you'll find one of the only 360-degree air traffic control tower simulators in the country.

The midair collision between a military helicopter and a plane in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night is renewing concerns about aviation safety.

Business Insider reviewed official briefings, flight data, and air traffic control audio tapes to piece together what ...

An FAA report has stated that one air traffic control officer was doing the job of two people at Reagan National Airport when ...