A Spirit Airlines pilot was scolded by air traffic control on Tuesday after not immediately responding to a controller’s instructions as Air Force One flew about 8 miles away. The two aircraft were ...

Air traffic controllers operate on a simple premise: “No two airplanes should ever occupy the same airspace at the same moment in time.” To make that work, controllers need pilots to follow ATC ...

An air traffic controller earlier this week tried to say "Hey, what's up, hello" to a pilot approaching Salt Lake City International Airport, but the pilot wasn't exactly on the same page. You see, ...

The FAA has permanently enabled business aircraft operators to participate in enroute controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC). This decision, influenced by petitions from industry groups like ...

Overcoming culture-related stigma represents the largest barrier in the push to improve how pilot and air traffic controller mental health issues are reported and managed, an FAA-established working ...

A large shortfall in the number of pilots and air traffic controllers available to work is having a huge impact on airlines' ability to staff flights. It's a problem that will get worse before it gets ...

A pilot’s stunned reaction was caught on air traffic control audio after a Delta connection flight mistakenly contacted the wrong air traffic control tower while landing at LaGuardia Airport. Flight ...

The IFR system, while generally safe, has complexities, with errors often arising from ATC consolidations and the use of "canned clearances" that are not always properly vetted or published. A ...