This Week’s Northeast Disruption Puts Spotlight on Aging Air Traffic System September 24, 2026 By Josh Funk Communications failures that snarled hundreds of flights across the Northeast on Monday have put the spotlight back on the aging...
FAA Resolves Air Traffic Outage That Snarled Northeast Travel September 21, 2026 By Allyson Versprille The Federal Aviation Administration said it’s resolved the equipment outage at an air traffic facility in Philadelphia that severely disrupted...
LaGuardia Air Traffic Controllers Under Scrutiny Over Crash That Killed 2 Pilots September 1, 2026 By Josh Funk Two air traffic controllers could be fired for leaving the tower at New York’s LaGuardia Airport about an hour early...
FAA Admits Failure to Act on Warnings Before Jet-Copter Collision Killed 67 People May 18, 2026 By David Shepardson The head of the Federal Aviation Administration will tell Congress on Tuesday the agency failed to act on warnings prior...
LaGuardia Controller Staffing on Night of Collision May Have Violated Rules April 29, 2026 By Doyinsola Oladipo Air traffic controller staffing at LaGuardia airport on the night an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck may...
EXPLAINER-Can US Government Be Held Liable for LaGuardia Airport Collision? March 26, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel Investigators are probing the potential causes of Sunday’s collision between an Air Canada Express plane and a fire truck at...
Safety System Failed to Alert LaGuardia Tower Before Crash March 25, 2026 By Allyson Versprille and Julie Johnsson A system designed to help air-traffic controllers monitor vehicles and airplanes on the ground failed to alert personnel at LaGuardia...
Two Pilots Killed, Dozens Injured in Jet Collision With Fire Truck at LaGuardia Airport March 23, 2026 By Allison Lampert , Shubham Kalia, Gursimran Mehar, Bing Guan and David Shepardson NEW YORK/MONTREAL/WASHINGTON — An Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia airport...
FAA Mandates Radar Checks on Helicopters and Planes Near DC Airport March 20, 2026 By R.J. Rico Air traffic controllers will use radar, not just visual checks, to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving...
FAA’s Failure to Act on Safety Risks Blamed for Midair Collision at Reagan Airport January 28, 2026 By Allyson Versprille The US Federal Aviation Administration’s failure to monitor and act on safety risks in the airspace near Washington was among...