Congress approved a sweeping budget deal that includes $12.5 billion to modernize America’s aging air traffic control system.

CBS News got an up-close look at a pilot's training inside a 737 Max simulator amid a renewed focus on the U.S.' aging air traffic control system.

As the U.S. sees record air traffic volume, America’s air traffic control system continues to run on decades-old technology. Congress should fund modernization now to reduce long-term upkeep ...

The nation’s air traffic control system, responsible for ensuring the safe passage of nearly 3 million travelers a day, has long been overtaxed, understaffed and saddled with technology that ...

Many US air traffic control facilities still use legacy systems because the subsystems they serve were built in the 1990s, have been exhaustively safety-certified, and must never be shut down.

Of the 290 FAA-operated air traffic control towers spread across America in 2023 (the most recent year with available data), 128 were considered understaffed, falling below the FAA’s 85% ...

Most air traffic control towers and facilities across the US currently operate with technology that seems frozen in the 20th century, although that isn't necessarily a bad thing—when it works.

US air traffic control systems are to get an upgrade, finally ending the use of 30-year-old operating system Windows 95, and dispensing with floppy disks and paper strips in the process.

President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration was grilled by senators Wednesday on critical safety-related issues, including the required hours needed for pilots, the ...