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And end to the government shutdown may be closer to reality. But the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet lifted mandated flight reductions at the busiest airports around the country that in place to try reduce stress on the air traffic control system. As a result, massive flight cancelations and delays are still a major […]

On October 20, airports around the country – and the world – gave thanks and shared great photos in honor of International Airport Traffic Controllers Day. See how many towers you recognize. And read till the end so you can see a very cool airport control tower tattoo! Let us know if we missed your […]

Two planes landed on their own late Tuesday night at Washington's Reagan Airport because there was no one in the air traffic control tower. Or else the person there was sleeping.

While working on a column about airport viewing areas I came across at least one airport that provides a link on its Web site to audio of the communication going on between pilots and the air traffic control tower. The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) includes a pre-recorded sample of the chit-chat and promises that […]

And end to the government shutdown may be closer to reality. But the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet lifted mandated flight reductions at the busiest airports around the country that in place to try reduce stress on the air traffic control system. As a result, massive flight cancelations and delays are still a major […]

On October 20, airports around the country – and the world – gave thanks and shared great photos in honor of International Airport Traffic Controllers Day. See how many towers you recognize. And read till the end so you can see a very cool airport control tower tattoo! Let us know if we missed your […]

Two planes landed on their own late Tuesday night at Washington's Reagan Airport because there was no one in the air traffic control tower. Or else the person there was sleeping.

While working on a column about airport viewing areas I came across at least one airport that provides a link on its Web site to audio of the communication going on between pilots and the air traffic control tower. The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) includes a pre-recorded sample of the chit-chat and promises that […]