Footage of an air traffic control room screen shows the radar view of an American Airlines plane colliding with a military helicopter. Officials say no one is believed to have survived ...

Millions of travelers rely on air traffic controllers every day to orchestrate high-speed maneuvers and help prevent planes from crashing. But a critical shortage has forced many to work “six days a ...

The last words Dulles International Airport air traffic controller Danielle O'Brien spoke to the pilots of American Flight 77 before it flew into the Pentagon on September 11 were "good luck." "It's ...

They monitor and conduct air traffic from towers, radar rooms and control centers, providing advice and clearance at all points of flight, from takeoff to landing. They track flight conditions of ...

In March, former President Joe Biden proposed $8 billion over the next five years to replace or modernize more than 20 aging air traffic control facilities and 377 critical radar systems.