Air Traffic controllers union to analyze FAA firings’ impact on safety
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is reviewing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its ...
Ex-acting FAA Administrator: Now is the time for air traffic control upgrades
Billy Nolen, a former acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator, said Monday that now is the time for air ...
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Retired FAA air traffic controller reacts as President Trump's administration fires hundreds of FAA employees
It has been less than a week since President Donald Trump's administration began layoffs across federal agencies.
Elon Musk says SpaceX team will review FAA air traffic control systems
On his social media platform, Elon Musk posted, ‘SpaceX engineers will help make air travel safer,’ after job cuts at the FAA ...
SpaceX Tasked With Fixing Air Traffic Control By Trump Administration
J anuary's fatal mid-air collision at Reagan National Airport was a wake-up call to the overextended nature of air traffic control. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is using ...
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Air traffic control for drones keeps the skies safe with cheap radars
In fact, researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah believe it can be done using an ad-hoc air traffic control setup for drones at a cost of just a few hundred dollars. The team's Local ...
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Air traffic controller shortage causes flight cancellations and delays at Sydney Airport
“Airservices Australia has implemented a ground delay program at Sydney Airport this afternoon due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, which is impacting all airlines,” a Virgin ...
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Yes: Obama, Biden endangered flights by rejecting whites for air-traffic controller jobs
We count on pilots and air-traffic controllers to keep us safe in the skies — but that trust is betrayed when the government inserts irrelevant and discriminatory considerations into its hiring ...
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Black Hawk pilots may have missed important air traffic control directive before DC plane crash
Black Hawk pilots may not have heard a critical directive from air traffic control to fly behind the American Airlines plane in the seconds before it collided with the jet, and may have had “bad ...
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Tens of thousands in Belgium protest over pension reforms, halting air traffic
Brussels airport canceled 430 flights on Thursday, a spokesperson said, adding that the disruption to the air traffic sector would last just one day. Protesters held signs with slogans such as "We ...
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Black Hawk crew in DC crash may have missed key air traffic messages
(Mark Schiefelbein/AP) A U.S. Army Black Hawk crew may not have heard critical air traffic control messages instructing it to fly behind the commercial regional jet it ultimately collided with ...
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Air traffic control programs aim to help with shortage
(NewsNation) — A fighter jet crashed into San Diego Bay on Wednesday, the latest in a string of aviation crashes and close calls. A recent midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a ...