The academy “is the introduction into air traffic,” said Chris Wilbanks, FAA vice president for mission support. “This really is giving the students the base of what air traffic really is, introducing them slowly into kind of a walk-run phase, get into the simulation, then off to the field they go.”

A fter months of anticipation, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) now has a permanent leader. On Wednesday, the US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee and former Republic Airways CEO, Bryan Bedford, as the new FAA administrator.

Families of those killed when an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Eagle flight 5342 say the Army isn't taking responsibility.

At LaGuardia and JFK, wait times surpassed an hour and a half, according to the National Airspace System Status, complicating many travelers’ returns after the long 4th of July weekend.

The plan is to allow passengers to avoid taking their shoes off at major airports, with the eventual goal of rolling out the new policy to all U.S. airports.

Over 5,000 flights in the United States were delayed Sunday, primarily due to inclement weather, as Americans travel following the Independence Day weekend.

Air traffic controller shortage at Reagan National Airport in Virginia prompts overtime work. The FAA said it is planning to onboard more staff.