However, one controller was handling both helicopter and airplane activity in the area. Fox News reported that the air ...

The NTSB says when the Jan. 29 collision between a passenger plane and helicopter occurred, the air traffic control tower had five persons on duty. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

Air Traffic Control (ATC) audio from Wednesday’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet reveals the moments before and after controllers witnessed the ...

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% ...

Local Crime & Public Safety Air traffic controller charged with assaulting colleague in DCA tower. A work dispute led to an altercation between employees in the control tower at Reagan National ...

A Federal Aviation Administration employee working at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside of Washington, D.C., was recently charged over a workplace altercation, authorities said.