An air traffic control facility in charge of airspace around the airport has suffered three communications outages in two weeks, including a 90-second radar and communications blackout on Friday.

As Canadians start to jet off for vacations this summer, one airline is warning passengers they could experience delays due to shortages of air traffic controllers. In a statement Friday, WestJet ...

A frustrated Air Canada pilot was critical of air traffic controller shortages on a recent flight, telling passengers to write their MPs to address ongoing delays at the country's airports.

He said that while most air traffic control zones require staff to undergo training of between 90 and 120 training days after transferring, Vancouver’s air space requires those transferring here ...

The union represents almost 2,000 air traffic controllers and says several hundred more are needed. Von Schoenberg noted that efforts at recruitment and training will have to continue.

Staffing shortages at Canada’s air traffic control agency caused hundreds of weekend flights to be cancelled at the country’s two biggest airports. Toronto Pearson International Airport had a ...

An effort to privatize U.S. air traffic control in 2017 never took off. Now the aviation industry is uniting behind the Trump administration's plan to overhaul the system.

Paris (AFP) — French air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike on Thursday to demand better working conditions, disrupting travel for tens of thousands of people at the start of a summer ...

Air traffic controller shortage could disrupt summer travel, WestJet warns By Lasia Kretzel & Julia Foy Global News Posted June 28, 2025 10:46 am Updated June 30, 2025 4:08 pm ...