FAA to Invest Millions at Airports After a Series of Potentially Fatal Close Calls

The FAA expects to lose more than 1,400 controllers next year, due to planned retirements and other reasons.

An American Airlines plane lands at Logan International Airport in Boston on Jan. 26, 2023. Michael Dwyer/AP Photo

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it will invest millions into airports nationwide after a number of near-fatal collisions.

Multiple close-call collisions over the past year have been confirmed by the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).