A Spirit Airlines pilot was scolded by air traffic control on Tuesday after not immediately responding to a controller’s ...

An air traffic controller admonished a Spirit Airlines pilot to "pay attention" as the plane flew several miles from Air Force One, according to audio of the exchange.

Air traffic controllers expressed concern that a Boston-bound Spirit flight was flying too close to Air Force One as the two ...

A fire caused by sabotage at the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) resulted in a complete loss of radar and communication systems, grounding thousands of flights. Air traffic ...

Listeners responded to the interview with air traffic controller John Charlton and the Public Radio Tuner app for the iPhone. Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read from listeners' e-mails. And we ...