Air traffic controllers also still use slips of paper containing flight numbers to help track the approximately 45,000 ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking contractors to modernize its decades-old computer systems within four years.

Hoping to simply scale air traffic control operations with more of the same is certain to hit a roadblock. What occurred in ...

President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration was grilled by senators Wednesday on critical ...

If confirmed, Bryan Bedford, the CEO of Republic Airways, would tackle the job of fixing face the nation’s outdated communication and tracking systems.

Senators questioned FAA nominee Bryan Bedford on safety standards and airspace modernization, emphasizing the need for ...

If you are planning a flight to the USA in the near future, you should know this: Without Windows 95 and floppy discs, many ...

As the dominant airline at Newark, United bore the brunt of the airport's meltdown last month, when failures at an antiquated ...

There is no instant fix of the troubles in the tower ahead of the busy summer travel season, according to interviews with ...

Air traffic control is back in the news. On April 28 and again on May 9, communication system breakdowns affecting Newark ...

Most readers of this editorial will be familiar with the 1992 blockbuster film "A Few Good Men," starring Tom Cruise, Demi Moore and Jack Nicholson. (If you can't believe it's been 32 years since that ...