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The US needs more air traffic controllers. These graduating students just got fast-tracked to enter the job market quicker
The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as ...
Why didn’t Trump fix air traffic chaos? Answer doesn’t add up
A reporter asked Duffy on Monday why the first Trump administration chose not to address the air traffic control system ...
FAA announces new air traffic control system in hope of taming busy skies
The current ATC system "is based on an outdated technologies that are unable to meet" modern demands, an administration ...
Air traffic controller shortage, high-profile criminal trials, THC drinks: Catch up on the day’s stories
Help wanted: The US is grappling with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as a recent spate of ...
Want to be an Air Traffic Controller? Check these boxes to get this six-figure job.
According to the FAA, all prospective air traffic controllers "must have the capacity to perform the essential functions of ...
Ohio State looks at ways to help alleviate the ongoing air traffic controller shortage
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Air traffic control has been in the news a lot lately, plagued by staffing shortages and tech issues. The ...
Dept. of Transportation announces plans to build new air traffic control system after decades of problems
The Department of Transportation will build a “brand new air traffic control system” by 2028, Secretary Sean Duffy announced ...
White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost ‘lots of billions’
The Trump administration has proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system in the wake of ...
Plans for new air traffic control system unveiled by transportation secretary
Plans for a new air traffic control system were announced Thursday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy amid a spotlight on ...
Newark air traffic crisis gets worse — with just one controller to oversee up to 180 takeoff and landings: ‘Pure insanity’
One air traffic controller (ATC) and a trainee will operate every flight in and out of Newark between 6.30pm-9.30pm — despite ...