A former air traffic controller has detailed how the Obama administration "set in position" the growing issue that is now

Without citing evidence, Musk said the air traffic control communication system managed by L3Harris is “breaking down” and "the situation is extremely dire."

The FAA will ‘supercharge’ efforts to recruit more air traffic controllers as the US attempts to address a long-running shortage of staff.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering canceling its $2.4 billion air traffic control communications system contract with Verizon and

Several air traffic control facilities, including in Nevada, are understaffed, a decades-old trend that could be getting worse after the Trump administration laid off hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees earlier this month. The FAA is the federal agency that regulates civil and commercial space transportation.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday the Trump administration will take steps to boost air traffic controller hiring after a series of recent safety incidents again raised questions about a persistent staffing shortage.

The Verizon communication system to air traffic control is breaking down very rapidly. The FAA assessment is single digit months to catastrophic failure,

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pledges to seek billions of dollars to improve the country’s aviation system.

The Trump administration announced an air traffic control 'hiring supercharge' at the FAA's academy, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced. Hiring started Thursday.