Fort Collins Coloradoan

Airport eyes traditional air traffic control tower after virtual project hits 'turbulence'

LOVELAND — Years after going all-in on new technology to create a virtual air traffic control tower at Northern Colorado Regional Airport, airport commissioners appear ready to explore where, when and ...
CNN

A private company runs the control tower where a B-52 got too close to a passenger jet. It’s more common than you might think

The control tower where a Delta Air Lines regional jet had to perform an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid colliding with an Air Force B-52 bomber isn’t staffed by the Federal Aviation Administration, ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta airport is vulnerable to air traffic control issues vexing other airports

The crippling air traffic control outages that Newark Liberty International Airport has been struggling with, on top of the fatal Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport midair collision in February ...
CNN

Government shutdown hits air travel, closing a control tower and causing delays across the country

A pilot preparing to take off Monday from Hollywood Burbank Airport in California took the routine step of radioing the air traffic control tower. But instead of the usual back-and-forth conversation ...