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 ...

The FAA has permanently enabled business aircraft operators to participate in enroute controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC). This decision, influenced by petitions from industry groups like ...

An air traffic controller earlier this week tried to say "Hey, what's up, hello" to a pilot approaching Salt Lake City International Airport, but the pilot wasn't exactly on the same page. You see, ...

The IFR system, while generally safe, has complexities, with errors often arising from ATC consolidations and the use of "canned clearances" that are not always properly vetted or published. A ...

A pilot’s stunned reaction was caught on air traffic control audio after a Delta connection flight mistakenly contacted the wrong air traffic control tower while landing at LaGuardia Airport. Flight ...