Of the 290 FAA-operated air traffic control towers spread across America in 2023 (the most recent year with available data), 128 were considered understaffed, falling below the FAA’s 85% ...

A new control tower is part of the airport's master plan due to the aged condition and line of sight issues with the current tower, located south of the main runway and east of the crossing runway.

An economic impact study published last year shows that Cork airport contributes, both directly and indirectly, over €1 billion to the Irish economy in terms of gross value added (GVA), and supports ...

A new study by Visual Capitalist reveals just how widespread the shortage really is. Of the 290 FAA-operated air traffic control towers spread across America in 2023 (the most recent year with ...

Graves advocated for $12.5 billion in air traffic control modernization as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The money would fund new towers, radar systems and facilities, as well as hiring ...

The fragile state of the U.S. air traffic control system was easy to see during the recent outages in Newark. But it will be a lot harder to make up for decades of underinvestment and other mistakes.

The fragile state of the U.S. air traffic control system was easy to see during the recent outages in Newark. But it will be a lot harder to make up for decades of underinvestment and other mistakes.

Most air traffic control towers and facilities across the US currently operate with technology that seems frozen in the 20th century, although that isn't necessarily a bad thing—when it works.