Some experts say there is a solution that could change the dynamic in relatively short order — either privatize air traffic control, or set up a separate government corporation that can run the system.

The prolonged U.S. government shutdown has begun taking a serious toll on the nation’s air traffic control system, pushing workers to the brink and prompting a growing number to resign.

Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights to comply with the FAA's order. But there are still questions about the plan, which the agency says will keep the skies safe during the government shutdown.

A major system crash at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) this week drew a significant development, as a few months back, the Air Traffic Controllers’ (India) warned authorities about “performance degradation” in the country’s automation systems,

With the system issues continuing, air traffic controllers are preparing the flight plans manually with available data, which is a time-consuming process, and as a result, many flights are getting del