WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 01: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a news conference about adding more air traffic controllers to the workforce at the DOT headquarters on May 01, 2025 in ...

Just as the TSA expects to screen more than 18 million flyers for Memorial Day weekend, the Department of Transportation is rolling out a new website tracking the $12.5 billion effort to modernize the ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unveiled an aggressive new workforce overhaul on Friday aimed at tackling chronic staffing shortages, excessive overtime and aging technology across the ...

The Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration are focused on upgrading four main systems wires, communications, radars, and flight strips. Aviation safety experts tell us these ...

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy says the United States’ air traffic control system is finally getting a badly needed makeover. The changes come after a string of near misses and deadly ...

Efforts to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system are moving along with the support of funds provided in last year’s reconciliation law, but the Transportation Department will need even ...

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It is a movie staple to see an overworked air traffic controller sweating over a radar display. Depending on the movie, they might realize they’ve picked the wrong week to stop some bad habit. But how ...

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford have announced the FAA will replace the nation’s aging radar system.

The United States Government took a major step forward Monday in its overhaul of the country’s aging air traffic control system by awarding two companies new contracts to supply new radar systems.