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 ...
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 ...