air traffic control

Those red aircraft you occasionally see on FlightRadar24 usually signal an emergency squawk — here’s what that actually means. Flightradar24 is a Swedish internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight …

One of the most pressworthy things about the last government shutdown wasn’t some obscure agency slowing down paperwork. It was travel. Specifically, air travel — the kind of thing millions …

The government shutdown is up to Day #37. It’s the longest shutdown in history. Instead of working together to try to come to a deal, there’s been finger pointing and …

We’re up to day 37 of the government shutdown. As of yesterday, it’s the longest shutdown in history. Yee-freakin-ha. Because I fly quite a bit, and that’s only increased since …

This isn’t a political post — it just happens to involve politics because the shutdown has reached a point where it impacts air travel in a way most of us …

If you pay attention to the news, you’re well aware that we’re in the midst of a government shutdown. This causes all sorts of strife for millions of people, be …

No one wants to be stuck in a plane for any longer than they have to, but sometimes emergencies happen. Weather can prevent you from landing for a while. We …

For years, people have blamed the U.S. Air Traffic Control (ATC) system for a whole range of problems. Too many flight delays? It’s because there aren’t enough controllers. A nationwide …

According to the Washington Post, the FAA has decided to decrease flights into Reagan National Airport. Instead of 28 flights per hour, the airport will now only accept 26 flights …

American Airlines flight AA5795 was supposed to be typical in every way. The Piedmont Embraer ERJ-145 left Boston (BOS) on January 1 at 6:33pm and arrived at Harrisburg (MDT) a …