NEWSApr 22, 2026The US Is Building an AI Brain for Its Skies, and the Man in Charge Says Controllers Have Nothing to FearThe United States federal government has placed artificial intelligence at the heart of its most ambitious aviation modernisation programme in a generation, and the official leading that effort has used his most unambiguous language yet to silence fears that AI will one day make air traffic controllers obsolete. Read More →
NEWSApr 20, 2026Two Southwest Boeing Jets Nearly Collided Over Nashville and the Blame Points Squarely at an Air Traffic Control ErrorA serious aviation safety incident unfolded in the skies just north of Nashville International Airport when two Southwest Airlines jets came perilously close to colliding in mid-air.Read More →
NEWSApr 15, 2026Gulfstream Pilot Ignores ATC Instruction, Nearly Downs Paris-Bound 777 at LAXA Gulfstream G650ER business jet crossed onto an active runway at Los Angeles International Airport against a clear air traffic control instruction, forcing the crew of a fully loaded Air France Boeing 777-300ER to execute a high-speed rejected takeoff.Read More →
NEWSApr 13, 2026Federal Watchdog Warns America's Air Traffic Control Systems Are Wide Open to CyberattackA damning federal audit has exposed deep cybersecurity failings at the heart of America's aviation infrastructure, revealing that the Federal Aviation Administration has left dozens of its most safety-critical systems dangerously under-protected, raising the prospect of a catastrophic cyberattack on the nation's skies.Read More →
NEWSApr 10, 2026Why the US Government Is Recruiting Video Gamers to Keep Your Flight SafeThe United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched its most unconventional recruitment drive yet, targeting video gamers to fill a chronic and increasingly dangerous shortage of air traffic controllers. Read More →
NEWSMar 23, 2026LaGuardia Tower Audio Reveals Critical Incident Moments Before Fatal CrashNewly released air traffic control (ATC) recordings have cast a sobering light on the final seconds leading up to today’s tragedy at LaGuardia Airport, suggesting that controllers were grappling with a separate ground emergency just as the fatal collision occurred. Read More →
NEWSMar 20, 2026A Narrow Escape Triggers Federal Probe Into Alaska and FedEx Runway CollisionFederal investigators are currently dissecting a high-stakes "close call" at Newark Liberty International Airport after an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 and a FedEx Boeing 777F narrowly avoided a collision. Read More →
NEWSNov 06, 2025FAA Releases List of Airports Impacted by 10% Flight Capacity Decrease Amid Government ShutdownThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Wednesday, November 5, plans to reduce flight capacity by 10% across 40 major U.S. airports starting tomorrow.Read More →
NEWSSep 23, 2025Sydney Airport Nearly Closes Down due to Air Traffic Controller ShortageSydney Airport, Australia’s busiest aviation hub, was just hours from a total shutdown of all departing flights last Friday due to a sudden shortage of available air traffic controllers.Read More →
NEWSJun 22, 2024Collision Risks as Australia Struggle With Airport Staff ShortagesIndustries around the world have been suffering from staff shortages coming out of the pandemic. The travel sector and especially aviation have experienced these struggles first-hand. In Australia, a staff shortage among air traffic controllers has become a huge point of concern as many fear that the chances of a collision have risen.Read More →
