FAA picks firms to replace 612 outdated radar systems air traffic controllers rely on

The federal government has picked two companies to replace 612 radar systems nationwide that date back to the 1980s as part ...
WMUR

Get the Facts: Air traffic control staffing shortfalls existed prior to government shutdown

As the federal government entered the second week of a shutdown, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers began impacting travel.But even before the shutdown began on Oct. 1, a shortage of air ...
New York Post

Exhausted, unpaid air traffic controllers warn as government shutdown puts plane passengers at risk

This situation can’t fly. The safety of every American plane passenger is being imperiled as the government shutdown drags into its second week, irate air traffic controllers say. More than 14,000 ...

Air Traffic Controller Tells Pilot ‘Good Luck With The Aliens’ After UFO Sighting In Rhode Island

Audio from a recent live air traffic control broadcast in Rhode Island has gone viral. During the conversation, an air traffic controller tells a pilot, ...