Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Port Authority Activates Rescue-Vehicle Tracking After Fatal LaGuardia Collision Thomas CaldwellSeptember 2, 2026September 2, 20260 A rescue truck carrying a tracking transponder becomes more than a radio call or a vehicle that controllers must see…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Two LaGuardia Controllers Could Be Fired After Reported Early Departures Before Fatal Collision Thomas CaldwellSeptember 1, 2026September 1, 20260 Two LaGuardia Airport air traffic controllers could be fired after reportedly leaving the tower about an hour early on the…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FAA Moves to Fire Two LaGuardia Controllers Who Left Tower Without Backup Thomas CaldwellAugust 31, 2026August 31, 20260 The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire two LaGuardia Airport air traffic controllers after determining that they left about…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Qantas Says Sydney Air Traffic Delays Held Up 60,000 Passengers Thomas CaldwellAugust 28, 2026August 28, 20260 60,000 Qantas Group passengers were held up in July by ground-delay programs at Sydney Airport, according to Qantas chief executive…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FAA Investigates Minneapolis Outage as Ten-State Disruptions Outlast System Restoration Thomas CaldwellAugust 21, 2026August 21, 20260 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a temporary outage at a Minneapolis-area air traffic control facility that led to ground…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Australian Safety Bureau Investigates Three Sydney Airport Incidents in Three Weeks Thomas CaldwellAugust 18, 2026August 18, 20260 Australia’s transport safety investigator is examining three Sydney Airport incidents over roughly three weeks, including a runway crossing that led…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics ATSB Investigates Virgin 737’s Rejected Takeoff as Qantas Crossed Runway Thomas CaldwellAugust 14, 2026August 14, 20260 A Virgin Australia Boeing 737 had applied takeoff thrust at Sydney Airport while a Qantas 737 crossed the same runway…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics LaGuardia Tower Has 33 Controllers, Four Below Target, After Runway Collision Thomas CaldwellJuly 29, 2026July 29, 20260 LaGuardia Airport’s control tower had 33 assigned controllers four below its target of 37 when Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy disclosed…