TagAir Traffic Control(70)
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2026-05-02Delta Air Lines Meltdown — Hundreds Of Flights Canceled While Rivals Run Fine Amid Internal “Crew Restrictions”
by Gary Leff on May 2, 2026 Delta Air Lines has cancelled hundreds of flights over the past two days. A number of readers have asked me what on earth is going on, and I’ve been a bit perplexed. Delta has cancelled nearly as many flights as Spirit Airlines today, and Spirit Airlines ceased operations -
2026-04-30United Airlines cuts summer O’Hare flights at behest of FAA
A United Airlines jet taxis at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on April 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) By Talia Soglin | tasoglin@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune PUBLISHED: April 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM CDT | UPDATED: April 30, 2026 at 5:18 PM CDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… United Airlines plans to cut more -
2026-04-23Firefighter heard ‘stop, stop’ before LaGuardia jet crash, but didn’t know who it was for, NTSB says
In the audio recorded on Sunday night, a voice could be heard telling a vehicle multiple times to ‘stop’, before a regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The pilot and copilot were killed in the collision, which crushed the nose of the aircraft, while 39 -
2026-03-23
2 pilots dead after Air Canada plane collides with truck at LaGuardia Airport
Two dead in LaGuardia Airport collision March 23, 2026, 1:13 AM EDT / Updated March 23, 2026, 7:42 PM EDT By Jonathan Dienst, Jay Blackman, Josh Cradduck, Tom Costello and Corky Siemaszko New York’s LaGuardia Airport reopened Monday, 14 hours after two pilots were killed and dozens of passengers were injured when an arriving plane collided with a -
2025-12-17FAA 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 -
2025-12-07Airport 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. -
2025-11-06Air 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. -
2025-11-01Noise 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. -
2025-09-12An 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
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.)