Thales becomes latest company to seek contract for common automation platform, but how will the agency fund it?

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is nearing the selection of a private "prime integrator" to lead the FAA's multi-billion dollar Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) modernization ...

The recent government shutdown created a mess for air travel, which raises the essential question: Why is the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system still part of the government? Even before the shutdown, ...

The U.S. DOT and FAA are launching a "brand new air traffic control system" (BNATCS) initiative to replace outdated infrastructure with state-of-the-art technology. Peraton has been awarded a ...

Recent fatal accidents, system outages and government shutdown expose fundamental flaws in the US air traffic control system that privatisation could address, industry expert says. Numerous events in ...

Reston, Virginia-based Peraton was awarded a contract valued at $1.5 billion as prime integrator of the Brand New Air Traffic Control System. Credit: Bill Carey With the clock ticking and the U.S. at ...

Officials praise progress made over the last year but say more support from Congress is needed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy says the United States' air traffic control system is finally getting a badly needed ...

The decision by the federal government to replace more than 600 aging radar systems across the United States is being framed as a long overdue modernization story. In reality, it is also an admission ...

Dec. 5 (UPI) --The Department of Transportation announced it selected an integrator to manage upgrades to the U.S. air traffic control system, which in recent years has seen failures and outages that ...

The recent government shutdown disrupted U.S. air traffic control (ATC) and frustrated millions of passengers, leading to delays and cancellations. Our ATC system is run as a bureaucracy within the ...

The recent government shutdown disrupted U.S. air traffic control (ATC) and frustrated millions of passengers, leading to delays and cancellations. Our ATC system is a bureaucracy within the Federal ...