Todd Sheridan Yeary spent 13 years as an air traffic controller in Chicago. He worked on 9/11 and says every day on the job comes with uncertainty.

The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of the investigation into January’s deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan ...

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training -- but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution. File Photo by Bonnie ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- "An accident waiting to happen," and "a deadly crash is inevitable" -- just two of the recent dire warnings from burned-out air traffic controllers. And now, during ...

Audio from the air traffic controller, who spoke to a Spirit Airlines flight on the runway, showed how tense things get when ...

VANCOUVER — A conversation involving a Vancouver International Airport air traffic controller suggests the alleged hijacking of a small aircraft that temporarily stopped landings on Tuesday may have ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Annie Minoff: Over the last few weeks, a crisis has unfolded just outside New ...

After the Spring's air traffic control meltdown at Newark Airport, FAA says they've hired a record number of air traffic ...

When a midair collision and a series of radar outages captured attention in the United States this year, some air traffic controllers thought it might finally lead to solutions for a nationwide ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey's largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers and the aging equipment they use, which President Donald Trump's ...