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New FAA administrator says state of US air traffic unacceptable, morale low at agency
The new head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday the current state of the aging, understaffed U.S. air ...
Air traffic controllers didn't warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says
Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn't inform an Air Force bomber's crew that a commercial airliner ...
CNN goes inside the academy preparing air traffic controllers to manage the high-stress and high-stakes skies
The academy “is the introduction into air traffic,” said Chris Wilbanks, FAA vice president for mission support. “This really is giving the students the base of what air traffic really is, introducing ...
Trump to Foreign Air Traffic Controllers: You’re Hired
When it comes to one of the country’s most sensitive and technically demanding government jobs, however, the Trump ...
US transportation chief to detail plan to overhaul air traffic control
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday will detail the Trump administration's plans to overhaul the aging U.S.
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Study: Air traffic controllers’ schedules lead to fatigue
WASHINGTON Air traffic controllers work schedules often lead to chronic fatigue, ... Forty-nine of the 50 people on board were killed. The air traffic controller who cleared the plane for takeoff didn ...
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CNN goes inside the academy preparing air traffic controllers to manage ...
CNN goes inside the academy preparing air traffic controllers to ... between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Blackhawk helicopter near Washington in which 67 people were killed, ...