The FAA and U.S. DOT list of 40 airports to be affected as of Nov. 7 by schedule cuts include essentially all of America's largest and busiest airports.
If the U.S. air transport system is reduced to chaos by the shutdown, the public—and the businesses that depend on air transport of people and cargo—will be angry.
The union representing U.S. air traffic controllers is pleading for an end to the government shutdown, as its members face the prospect of working without pay.
The U.S. government funding lapse has left the FAA operating with 75% of its staff, a U.S. Transportation Department summary of the agency’s plan shows.
The Nouvelair-operated Airbus A320 involved in a serious incident at Nice airport was on approach to a runway it was not cleared for, investigators say.
A telecommunications outage caused a significant disruption to Dallas-areas flights as impacts surfaced just before the busy Sept. 19-20 weekend period.
A viable air transport system for future generations is being put at risk by lack of political will and infrastructure investment, Steven Udvar-Házy said.
Boeing is wrapping up a project with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to test certification guidance for using artificial intelligence in the cockpit.
Flight punctuality during Europe’s peak summer season improved significantly this year, according to the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO).
A French aviation safety agency investigation reveals shortcomings in Airbus’ upgraded radio and audio system as EASA requires retrofits and interim procedures.
A dramatically different approach to air traffic control first conceived in 2001 has potential to increase airspace capacity and reduce controller workload.
Insufficient, inconsistent and nonexistent procedures contributed to January’s midair collision near Washington National Airport more than any single mistake.
Almost two years before the fatal midair collision near DCA, an internal FAA memo advised air traffic control leadership that DCA’s arrival rate was too high.
