Trump a positivea on air traffic control change

A top airline industry lobbyist says President Donald Trump was “extraordinarily positive” when airline executives urged him to support privatizing America's air traffic control system. Nick Calio is president and CEO of Airlines for America, a trade association.

Union: New airport towers must be remodeled before opening

In this May 17, 2016, file photo, a plane lands at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Union officials says new, state-of-the-art airport towers due to go into operation this fall in San Francisco and Las Vegas need extensive remodeling so they can accommodate technology dating back more than half a century but still relied on by air traffic controllers.

Union: No room for old technology in new airport towersabout 2 hours ago

Two state-of-the-art airport towers due to go into operation this fall in San Francisco and Las Vegas will first need extensive remodeling to make room for technology that dates backs to the early days of air traffic control, according to union officials. The new rooms on top of the towers where controllers watch aircraft operations were designed for equipment that helps controllers track planes electronically.