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

We're going to build a brand-new air traffic control system — from new telecom, to new radars, to new infrastructure," ...

The top union for air traffic controllers is hampering Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s plans to boost hiring by ...

The transportation secretary admitted to redirecting his wife through New York's LaGuardia airport but said it was because of Newark’s reliability, not safety.

The Department of Transportation will build a “brand new air traffic control system” by 2028, Secretary Sean Duffy announced ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International ...

Additionally, DOT and the National Association of Air Traffic Controllers, the air traffic controllers' union, struck a deal ...

Newark Liberty International Airport is facing another FAA-imposed ground delay due to staffing shortages, after a ...

Newark Airport has faced a number of air traffic control equipment outages in recent weeks.

Plans for a new air traffic control system were announced Thursday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy amid a spotlight on the out-of-date ATC system and the air traffic controller shortage.

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Editor’s note: The article has been updated to accurately reflect the process to extend the retirement age for air traffic controllers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he plans to allow ...