Three technical outages affecting Newark airport have traumatized air traffic controllers and worried passengers about the safety of U.S. air travel. Here are the facts on what’s happening.

The Trump administration has announced a plan to replace the country’s aging air traffic control system with an all-new technology—but needs Congress to allot tens of billions of dollars.

Experts say that underinvestment really is the root cause of most of the headaches in the current U.S. air traffic control system. "The FAA, for all of its faults, it can only respond with the ...

Most air traffic control towers and facilities across the US currently operate with technology that seems frozen in the 20th century, although that isn't necessarily a bad thing—when it works ...

Newark air traffic control briefly loses radar access 2nd time in 2 weeks By David Shepardson Reuters Posted May 9, 2025 12:14 pm Updated May 9, 2025 12:16 pm ...

CBS News got an up-close look at a pilot's training inside a 737 Max simulator amid a renewed focus on the U.S.' aging air traffic control system.

Air traffic control staffing issues continued to cause major delays for passengers flying in and out of the busy Newark airport outside of New York City for an unprecedented sixth day in a row.

Of the 290 FAA-operated air traffic control towers spread across America in 2023 (the most recent year with available data), 128 were considered understaffed, falling below the FAA’s 85% ...

An outage at Newark Liberty International Airport last Monday, April 28, caused air traffic control computer screens to go dark for roughly 60 to 90 seconds, according to ABC News, citing multiple ...