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New numbers from the FAA show just how understaffed Austin's airport is when it comes to air traffic controllers. 7 On Your ...
Austin officials celebrated the completion of a major milestone in the multibillion-dollar airport expansion, opening a newly ...
The FAA had previously set a goal to employ 60 air traffic controllers in the Austin tower by 2024, according to last year's Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan.
At least one Federal Aviation Administration employee working at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was laid off amid hundreds of firings from the FAA, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, confirm… ...
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Monday lambasted the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to address a shortage of air traffic controllers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport that he said ...
And Austin isn't immune—the FAA told Fox 7 Austin that in January 2025, they only had 32 controller positions filled out of the target of 60. ...
The FAA on Monday said operations were back to normal. But U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, who represents part of Austin, still takes issue with what those normal operations are.
The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) said around 10:30 a.m. that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a temporary ground stop for arriving flights from Houston air space ...
Storms, extreme heat, and wildfire risks are disrupting record-breaking Fourth of July travel, causing flight delays, road ...
He said that an FAA administrator "sat in my Washington office [in 2023] and stated that Austin’s understaffing of air traffic controllers was, 'as bad as it gets.'" ...
At least one Federal Aviation Administration employee working at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was laid off amid hundreds of firings from the FAA, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas ...
The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) said around 10:30 a.m. that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a temporary ground stop for arriving flights from Houston air space ...