Drone Delivery Needs Air Traffic Control. So The Industry Built Its Own.

Drone delivery is fast and cheap. As it's getting more and more successful at test sites globally, that means there's more ...

Air traffic controller couldn’t believe Empire State Building climb: ‘What’s all the hoopla?’

Air traffic controllers and an NYPD helicopter pilot were seemingly perplexed by the activities at the Empire State Building ...

Ret. air traffic controller tells us what’s needed to fix shortage, FAA responds

The Federal Aviation Administration tells FOX 17 News it has 11,000 certified professional air traffic controllers as of ...

Air traffic audio captures pilot reporting possible drone strike

Audio reveals the crew notifying air traffic controllers of the reported strike before landing safely at JFK airport on June ...
Government Executive

FAA awards software and AI contract as part of air traffic control modernization

The agency’s contract with Air Space Intelligence includes deployment of a system that it says will serve as “the new ...

Air traffic controller calls pilot "insane" after apparent close call at Florida airport

A JetBlue pilot landing at Fort Lauderdale's airport reported a close call on Monday night, telling air traffic control that a second, smaller plane was flying erratically in the same area. The ...

Loki: DLR develops AI assistant for air traffic controllers and pilots

Air traffic is increasing, but there are fewer air traffic controllers. DLR has developed an AI air traffic controller that ...
Forbes

Air Traffic Controller Sick Calls Are Ramping Up—Expect Flight Delays To Climb

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued three ground stops at major U.S. airports Thursday evening due to staffing shortages—and unpaid air traffic controllers have told Forbes the volume of ...
WESH

Get the Facts: Air traffic control staffing shortfalls existed prior to government shutdown

As the federal government entered the second week of a shutdown, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers began impacting travel.But even before the shutdown began on Oct. 1, a shortage of air ...

Pease airport flights keep going with air traffic control tower closed. Here's how.

Portsmouth International Airport at Pease’s air traffic control tower will be closed for up to 45 days. Flights keep going, ...

Boston Logan air traffic controller scrambles to avoid near miss as 2 flights come within 300 feet of each other

Air traffic controllers at Boston Logan Airport frantically scrambled to avoid a near miss as two passenger planes came ...