TagAir Traffic Control(44)
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2025-12-17 00:00FAA head details air traffic control modernization progress, next steps
By Lindsey Wilkinson December 17, 2025 FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford speaks during a hearing in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) With modernization efforts ramping up at the Transportation Department’s Federal Aviation Administration, leaders have a sharpened focus on efficiency, safety and accountability, Administrator Bryan Bedford -
2025-12-07 21:26Airport Capacity Profile: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Airport capacity profile for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport showing hourly throughput capabilities under different weather conditions. Includes current operations capacity rates, recent improvements like Time-Based Flow Management, and future improvements including Wake Recategorization Phase 2. -
2025-11-06 13:38Air Traffic Control Tower
Image shows an air traffic control tower with characteristic cylindrical design and glass-enclosed control cab at the top. The tower appears to be a modern airport control facility used for managing aircraft operations and air traffic. -
2025-11-01 17:26Noise Monitor Aircraft Approach with Ground Equipment
Image showing a commercial aircraft approaching for landing with airport ground equipment visible in the foreground on a grassy field. The photo appears to be taken at an airport during daytime with clear skies. -
2025-10-22 00:00Programmatic Environmental Checklist – Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Flight Corridor Management Program
Environmental checklist for the Port of Seattle’s Flight Corridor Management Program at SEA, which involves regular identification and removal of tree obstructions to maintain compliance with FAA flight corridor regulations. The program operates on approximately five-year implementation cycles. -
2025-09-12 21:09An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio …
What does it take to “play 3D chess at 250 miles an hour”? And how far will $12.5 billion of “Big, Beautiful” funding go toward modernizing the F.A.A.? (Part two of a two-part series.) -
2025-09-05 21:02
Is the Air Traffic Control System Broken?
Flying in the U.S. is still exceptionally safe, but the system relies on outdated tech and is under tremendous strain. Six experts tell us how it got this way and how it can (maybe) be fixed. (Part one of a two-part series.) -
2025-06-14 19:49Airport Control Tower and Aircraft Scene
Image showing people walking near an airport control tower with an Alaska Airlines aircraft visible in the frame. The scene appears to be taken at an airport tarmac or runway area with cloudy skies in the background. -
2025-05-20 23:42‘Vintage’ air traffic system to blame for near misses and outages, ex-FAA official says
By Geoff Bennett and Jackson Hudgins Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport again lost contact with planes Monday, according to the FAA. It’s the fourth such incident at that airport in less than a month and the latest in a string of alarming incidents and close calls at airports across the country. Geoff -
2025-03-29 19:59Airport Control Tower and Terminal Building
Image shows an airport control tower and terminal building with distinctive curved roof architecture. An aircraft can be seen in the sky, and what appears to be the Washington Monument is visible in the distance, suggesting this may be Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.