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Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C.
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...
The NTSB concluded three days of investigative hearings into the collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger plane ...
Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address problems like grueling schedules and stagnating pay that are hurting morale.
Flight 5342 took off from Wichita and collided with the Blackhawk helicopter shortly before its scheduled landing at D.C.’s ...
A federal watchdog is launching an audit into why a dozen air traffic controllers were moved from New York to Philadelphia ...
But Jack Jarvis, a contractor who evaluated the tower's staffing level, said it wasn't healthy — and when he reported his findings, he was silenced.
To be considered as an air traffic controller, candidates must be U.S. citizens under the age of 31, clear both a medical exam and security investigation, pass the FAA air traffic pre-employment ...
“An air traffic controller cannot work beyond the age of 56 years old because of burnout and the stress of the job. A lot of those folks are aging out of the system,” Timko said.
According to the FAA, air traffic controller applicants must be a U.S. citizen, be able to speak English clearly, be younger than 31-years-old before the closing date of the application period ...
From fatigue management to orchestrating 3.9 million aircraft movements annually, a vast, unseen operation keeps Australia’s ...
The Austin City Council has approved a resolution to explore the creation of a local air traffic controller academy as the ...