NEWSOct 14, 2026Lawmakers Press FAA to Suspend AI Air Traffic Control Tool at Washington-Area AirportsSenators and union leaders urge the FAA to pause an AI-driven air traffic management tool at DC airports, citing safety concerns.Read More →
INFORMATIONALOct 03, 2026The $30 Billion Question: Why America's Air Traffic Control Overhaul Keeps Getting More ExpensiveThe U.S. government is seeking $30 billion more to modernize America’s aging air traffic control system. Explore the rising $42.5 billion price tag, GAO oversight concerns, and where the new funding would go.Read More →
NEWSSep 21, 2026FAA Deploys AI System to Cut Flight Delays at Washington-Area AirportsThe FAA has launched an artificial intelligence tool to help air traffic controllers reduce delays at Reagan National, Dulles, and BWI airports.Read More →
NEWSSep 08, 2026Air Traffic Control Issue Disrupts Flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Other UK AirportsA technical fault with UK air traffic control has grounded departures at Heathrow and delayed flights at Gatwick and other major airports.Read More →
NEWSJul 12, 2026500+ Flights Canceled: Storms and Air Traffic Control Shortages Hit New York AirportsSevere weather and FAA staffing shortages triggered over 500 cancellations and 4,000 delays across New York area airports this week.Read More →
NEWSJul 07, 2026FAA Selects L3Harris to Overhaul Aging Air Traffic Surveillance NetworkThe FAA has awarded L3Harris a contract to modernize its national surveillance system, replacing decades-old infrastructure that tracks aircraft across US airspace.Read More →
NEWSJun 30, 2026Delta CEO Ed Bastian Points to Congested Air Traffic Control as Airfares Climb More Than 20%Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian suggests an overburdened air traffic control system may provide some explanation for driving domestic airfares up by more than 20% this year.Read More →
INFORMATIONALJun 04, 2026Slot Management and Priority Handling: Where Air Ambulances Fit in Busy AirportsWhen we talk about air ambulance services, people usually focus on the airplane, the medical crew on board, and the urgency of the patient’s condition. What is usually overlooked is the operational side of the process – especially the aspect involving operating an aircraft through one of Europe’s busiest airports with strict slot management policies.Read More →
NEWSMay 08, 2026Two Southwest Jets Clipped Each Other at the Gate in Baltimore Where ATC Has No EyesTwo Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft collided during pushback at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.Read More →
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 →
