says Michael Hawks a former Air Force air traffic control tower operator. "It's called local control and they control all the aircraft in the air." The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA ...

The NTSB says when the Jan. 29 collision between a passenger plane and helicopter occurred, the air traffic control tower had ...

U.S. Air National Guard Col. Ronald Selvidge took command of the wing in December, shortly after 11 members of the wing were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their role refueling aircraft ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A report by the Federal Aviation Administration says staffing in the air traffic control tower was “not normal” at the time of the midair collision near Washington.

A preliminary FAA safety report reveals that the air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport was understaffed during the fatal collision between a passenger aircraft and an army helicopter.

At many facilities, staffing is so low that at least a quarter of the work force is missing. By Aaron Krolik More than 90 percent of the country’s 313 air traffic control facilities operate ...

But the air traffic control tower caught on that there was an issue, the recordings suggest. “Medevac med service zero-five-six, northeast tower, are you on frequency?” a controller asks ...