Air traffic control towers are under-staffed and under-funded. Here's why that's been so difficult for Washington to solve.

The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic ...

Air traffic controllers earn about $160,000 on average, and the job doesn't require a college degree. Still, the government ...

Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.

Airlines will meet with the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday to address weeks of delays at Newark Liberty ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is holding a two-day meeting with major airlines on Wednesday to discuss its proposal to ...

Sunday's incident marks the fourth time in the past two weeks that technical problems have disrupted air traffic at Newark.

The FAA is holding a “delay reduction” meeting Wednesday, seeking to cap the total number of flights at the airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration recently announced a three-year plan to upgrade air traffic control systems nationwide.

At times Monday evening, as few as three air traffic controllers per hour were lined up to monitor via radar the planes ...