UMass hopes to train next generation of air traffic controllers in tower simulator
Inside the UMass Transportation Center in Chicopee, you'll find one of the only 360-degree air traffic control tower simulators in the country.
SUNY Schenectady unveils air control tower simulator, on path to ATC Enhanced status
SUNY Schenectady County Community College unveiled its new air traffic control simulator on Wednesday. The equipment allows students in the college’s ATC program to safely practice the real-life ...
Air traffic controller’s union says staffing levels are critically low
The head of the air traffic controllers union is warning of understaffing following the deadly midair crash near Reagan ...
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Bartow air traffic controller academy will work towards filling nationwide vacancies
The D.C. plane crash this week highlighted the desperate need for more air traffic controllers across the country. In Polk County, a new control tower operator academy is working towards fixing that ...
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Air traffic control academy at Bartow Airport aims to address nationwide shortage
A new control tower operator academy launching at Bartow Executive Airport aims to address a nationwide shortage.
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Nationwide air traffic control tower staffing shortage includes Pittsburgh International, groups say
Only one air traffic control worker was managing the chopper and some planes from the tower at the time, a job normally done by two people, two sources told CBS News. "We haven't had enough air ...