An employee at Westchester County Airport is so appalled at what's going on in the control tower that she took photos showing her co-workers' behavior to Fox 5. Were they cracking wise about barbecuing cats and letting their kids clear pilots for takeoff? According to this employee, it was worse: they were sleeping, reading, and playing with their phones when lives were in their hands. more ›

After two incidents where planes nearly hit each other at JFK Airport, the FAA is offering ways to increase runway safety. One is to use a system of warning lights (sort of like traffic lights) that will change color to let pilots know when runways can cross--the near hits at JFK occurred on its perpendicular runways--and will be installed at JFK and LaGuardia. The FAA is also offering a $100K salary incentive for veterans air traffic controllers to work at NYC-area airports. more ›

As the FAA tries to figure out ways to ease congestion at NYC area airports, air traffic controllers are signaling a potential growing problem at Newark airport. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association union says an airspace redesign as Newark has created confused pilots. more ›