Air Traffic Control (ATC ... About 40 seconds later ground traffic control alerted the tower. "Yup we saw it," someone from the tower says, and then the controllers begin the process of ...

and the control tower. The FAA has struggled for decades to keep its towers adequately staffed. Locally, our airports are understaffed, with air traffic controllers who could be fatigued and stressed.

But on Thursday, he blamed the computer system used by the country's air traffic controllers ... do a great computerized system for our control towers. Brand new — not pieced together, obsolete." ...

Despite this, travelers heading through Dayton International ... released. One Air Traffic Control Worker was managing helicopters and some planes from Reagan National Airport Tower at the time ...

"However, we are concerned about the potential effect to public safety and the efficiency and capacity of the air traffic control system if FAA were to lose experienced aviation safety personnel ...