Air traffic control towers are under-staffed and under-funded. Here's why that's been so difficult for Washington to solve.

One air traffic controller and a trainee handled 180 flights landing and taking off from Newark Liberty International Airport ...

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Several equipment outages over the past two weeks at the Philadelphia-based air traffic control center that guides planes to ...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby reassured customers that Newark Airport is "absolutely safe" for travel in an email sent on ...

Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.

Sunday's incident marks the fourth time in the past two weeks that technical problems have disrupted air traffic at Newark.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he has a plan to upgrade old air traffic control tech but warned more flight disruptions could come first.

The Federal Aviation Administration is considering temporary flight reductions in and out of Newark Liberty International ...