The United States is facing a shortage of air traffic controllers, and lawmakers say strict age limits could be adding to the problem. Federal Aviation Administration officials require air traffic controller applicants to be 30 or younger,

Air traffic controllers are set to receive a 30% pay hike as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to boost recruitment Thursday.

Aviation industry and labor groups pushed for faster upgrades to U.S. air traffic control systems and hiring. The testimony before a House committee hearing on air traffic control comes about a month after the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.

A Southwest Airlines plane landed safely at Chicago Midway International Airport after a close call with a business jet on the runway.

Facing a dire shortage of air traffic controllers, some thought creating a second training academy made sense. Oklahoma lawmakers thought otherwise.

Southwest Flight 2504 performed a precautionary "go-around" to avoid hitting a private jet that entered the runway "without authorization."

How a Catholic university is preparing the next generation of air traffic controllers to manage the sky and keep travelers safe.

Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.

and the other took place at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), both within a span of 30 minutes. At approximately 8:20 a.m., American Airlines Flight 2246 was on approach to land at DCA when an air traffic controller instructed the pilot to ...

The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet last month that killed 67 people.