FAA's Staffing Troubles Make Flying More Dangerous, Controllers Say
Low staffing levels in the high-pressure job bring long hours, widespread mandatory overtime and high rates of turnover, air ...
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In the wake of Potomac air crash, a local aviation expert offers insight into the air traffic controller profession [column]
I was a Federal Aviation Administration employee for 38 years, working as an air traffic controller at facilities in ...
Duffy says he can offer air traffic controllers chance to stay past mandatory retirement age
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said during an interview that he plans to encourage air traffic controllers to keep working past the mandatory retirement age of 56, which he says would enhance ...
Fact Check Team: Midair collision near DCA raises air traffic controller staffing concerns
Authorities confirmed that only one air traffic controller was on duty that night, handling the responsibilities typically ...
Amid air traffic controller shortage, MGA is preparing next generation for the high-stakes job
For decades, the program has equipped students with the skills and knowledge needed to handle the pressures of air traffic ...
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America desperately needs more air traffic controllers. So why is it so tough to hire them?
THEY’VE NEVER REALLY HAD ENOUGH CONTROLLERS. IT WAS DURING THAT STRIKE FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN FIRED 11,000 AIR ...
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FAA: D.C. Airport at 89 Percent of ATC Staffing Target
Controllers must meet strict eligibility requirements and complete years of training before taking charge of airspace.
Air-Traffic Controllers Make $158,000 a Year. Why There Is Still a Shortage.
The U.S.’s deadliest air crash in more than two decades serves as a reminder of the yearslong shortage of air-traffic ...
Trump is back and dividing us again with crash-related attacks on DEI
President Donald Trump’s comments on the midair collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near ...
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The DC plane crash: Was the helicopter crew practicing for disaster before it became involved in one?
A US military helicopter that hit a passenger jet in Washington was practicing emergency evacuation plans. It is not clear ...
Trump sparks outcry with implication that DEI policies are at fault in D.C. midair collision
At his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump implied Thursday ...