The National Transportation Safety Board said there were five people in the air traffic control tower at Reagan Washington National Airport during the Jan. 29 collision of a passenger jet and an ...

As of earlier this month, 285 facilities — which include traffic control towers and other locations — were below staffing thresholds set by the F.A.A. and the union. At 73 of those facilities ...

Towers at other general-aviation airports in the area, including Reid-Hillview in San Jose, are staffed by FAA employees. Air control towers in Redding, Sacramento and Chico are also staffed by ...