Conversations between air traffic control and a pilot who was forced to make an emergency landing on Wednesday in a field near a Miramar elementary school show he was calm and confident that he ...

Article continues below But air traffic control recordings released Friday show the pilot wasn't initially too worried when asked to confirm that mid-air engine trouble was "not an emergency".

An American Airlines pilot was heard saying “no” when asked if an engine problem was an emergency before screams of “engine fire”. Air traffic control recorded the exchange with the ...

One Flight 1006 pilot calmly reported abnormal “engine vibration” moments before a frantic SOS message. Reporter The panicked “mayday” message received by air traffic control has been ...

The FAA proposes to expand the airspace around Palm Beach International Airport where pilots must contact air traffic control ...

The job of an air traffic controller (ATC) is a challenging and ... by the workings of the air travel industry. As a private pilot and glider pilot who has worked with airlines, airports and ...

In the crowded airspace above Washington, D.C., pilots navigate a web of strict routes to land, while air traffic controllers ...

Air traffic controllers stopped Southwest Airlines pilots who mistakenly attempted to take off from a taxiway at Orlando International Airport Thursday. The Boeing 737 reached 80 mph on a taxiway ...

the air traffic controller asks. "We didn't, but we'll check it," the pilot replies. Delta said in a statement, "The Endeavor Air flight crew followed established procedures to safely enact a go ...

They monitor and conduct air traffic from towers, radar rooms and control centers ... They check flight plans, radars, pilot reports, weather reports, fuel requirements, maps and schedules.

The haunting words of an American Airlines pilot moments before the plane burst into flames revealed how suddenly flight AA 1006 escalated into an all-out emergency. Air traffic control ...