Former air traffic controller Robin A. Smith reveals in his memoir that he once had to utter that dreaded phrase – one that no one in the profession ever wants to say. He recounts in the riveting tome ...

Equipment outages at Newark Liberty International Airport's air traffic control center caused controllers to temporarily lose radar and radio communication with aircraft. Several controllers took ...

This article was updated with new information in December 2025. Nothing ruins a spirited drive like the sudden strobe of red and blue in the rearview mirror. We've all been there, and it never feels ...

A technical outage in Philadelphia last week terrified air traffic controllers and stranded passengers. As the summer travel season looms, the F.A.A. is racing to address the problems. A technical ...

Air traffic controllers in Philadelphia were guiding planes to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last week when communications suddenly crashed. “Approach, are you there?” one pilot ...

Could a massive passenger jet slip past radar, cross international borders and land undetected? That’s a key question investigators are weighing as they continue the search for Malaysia Airlines ...

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association, which represents the nation's air traffic controllers, released new details about the equipment outages that prompted ongoing issues at Newark Liberty ...