US air traffic control faces 3,000 controller shortages, aging wires, and a 2025 midair collision - here's how thin the safety margin has become.

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

The ongoing crisis at Newark Liberty International Airport has laid bare the sorry state of our nation’s air-traffic-control system. Equipment outages have left air-traffic controllers unable to track ...

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday unveiled plans for a new air traffic control system that it projects to be operational within three years. DOT did not share the ...

The U.S. Air Force is looking to fly more drones and other uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) at bases across the country. On Monday, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced that it and the ...

More than one-third of the air traffic control systems across the United States are considered to be in an “unsustainable" state and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) efforts to upgrade the ...

Air traffic control is back in the news. On Apr. 28 and again on May 9, communication system breakdowns affecting Newark Liberty International Airport limited the ability of air traffic controllers to ...