Despite DOGE layoffs, FAA announces hiring effort at air traffic control academy
The Trump administration announced an air traffic control 'hiring supercharge' at the FAA's academy, Transportation Secretary ...
Chicago man gets 15 years for robbing bank while on supervised release for same crime
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of robbing a bank only two months after being let out of ...
Injured Gaza boy brought to Chicago taking his first steps
An 8-year-old boy from Gaza who was seriously injured in an airstrike last year is able to walk again, after receiving a ...
New bus service coming to Milwaukee, with daily routes to Madison and Chicago
The daily service, which will stop at the Marriott Downtown, is part of GOGO Charters' new Midwest Charter Network.
ATC tells pilot landing at DCA to perform go-around to avoid another plane on runway: FAA
An American Airlines flight aborted a landing Tuesday morning after the pilot saw a plane preparing to take off on the same runway it was supposed to land on.
Transportation secretary says pilot error played a role in majority of recent plane crashes and close calls
In an interview with NBC News, Sean Duffy said pilots should lose their licenses if they don't follow air traffic controllers' instructions.
Elon Musk begs ‘top notch’ air traffic controllers to come out of retirement to ease shortage
The face of DOGE, the government’s cost-cutting task force, said there is a “shortage” of skilled air traffic controllers.
The Airlines Adding Flights To Louisville Airport For The Kentucky Derby
The facility in question is Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF), which is located just over 5 km (3.1 miles) ...
Letters: Think of the many ways federal workers serve us
Federal workers are having the worst day of their careers, day after day, and yet are still showing up to do their job to the ...
USDOT Secretary Says Pilots Should Lose Their Licenses If At Fault For Accidents
Sean Duffy also asserted that in the majority, but not all, recent incidents, there is some pilot error involved.
Elon Musk urges retired air traffic controllers to come back
President Trump’s administration began firing hundreds of workers at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including ...
New tech to make sound when early boarders detected for American Airlines flights at O'Hare Airport
CHICAGO (WLS) -- American Airlines is putting new technology at Chicago O'Hare Airport to stop line-cutters. The airline is expanding technology to stop people from boarding before their assigned ...