Pilots bear significant responsibility for the accuracy of their readbacks, as air traffic controllers are not explicitly required to correct errors, and advisories suggest pilots should not expect ...

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 ...

HAMPTON, Va. — A nationwide pilot and air traffic controller shortage have left many facilities understaffed. Some of the country's top programs are working to combat this by training the next ...

The IFR system, while robust, relies on continuous cross-checking; however, "canned clearances" in some regions, like the Bay Area, are not published and can contain errors or omissions regarding ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said a speeding pilot -- and the failure of an air traffic controller to warn another aircraft of a plane in the area -- led to ...

Washington (CNN) — 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.