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NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...

Illinois study finds high rates of anxiety, depression among air traffic controllers

The FAA says the U.S. needs 3,000 more air traffic controllers to meet staffing shortages. SIU researchers say addressing the ...

Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter's path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA

Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C.

'Just make it work': NTSB investigates air traffic control culture after deadly collision

The National Transportation Safety Board is examining the air traffic control practices at Reagan National Airport following ...

Feds launch audit into FAA over gutted Long Island air traffic control facility as safety concerns rise over Newark airspace

Staff are burnt out — and very concerned about safety and feel very strongly that those moved to Philadelphia should come ...
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Air traffic control simulator trains students to fill nationwide shortage

Students in Polk County are preparing for careers as air traffic controllers using realistic simulator, hoping to fill ...

Federal watchdog launching audit into air traffic controller move from New York to Philadelphia

A federal watchdog is launching an audit into why a dozen air traffic controllers were moved from New York to Philadelphia ...

‘We just make it work’: Strained air traffic culture at Reagan National Airport exposed by NTSB crash inquiry

Federal investigators investigating the deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport described a ...