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Former air traffic controller: Our air traffic system is being held together with eBay parts
National Airspace System runs on antiquated technology while handling 45,000 daily flights. Upgrades need Senate OK of FAA ...
Why The U.S. Should Copy Canada To Fix Its Broken Air Traffic Control System
The FAA is a mess. Annexing our neighbors to the north, as Trump favors, looks like a longshot. But we should copy its ...
Air traffic controller says he won't fly out of Newark Airport after harrowing equipment failures
A Newark air traffic controller says he's not sure if he'll ever return to the job after several equipment failures caused ...
Dangerous heat wave strains power grid; millions warned of triple-digit temperatures
The heat wave caused disruptions to public transport across the Northeast. Amtrak said it will be forced to slow train speeds ...
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Inside a school that's working to fix the U.S. shortage of air traffic controllers
Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years.
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Reducing the shortage of air traffic controllers, at school : NPR
Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.