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‘College hazing’ or training? Amid shortage, air traffic recruits wash out.
Almost 20 percent of air traffic control trainees fail to complete training at their first tower or center, slowing efforts ...
Air Force blames air traffic controllers for near miss involving B-52 bomber
Air traffic controllers at a North Dakota airport didn’t tell the crew of an Air Force B-52 bomber that a commercial airliner ...
Air traffic controllers didn't warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says
A SkyWest pilot performed a sharp turn, startling passengers, to avoid colliding with the B-52 bomber he said was in his ...
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Poor Air Traffic Control Almost Brought Down Another Civilian Airliner
Eventually, another collision, possibly even deadlier than the DC crash, will occur due to poor air traffic control.
Air traffic control simulator gives students ‘immersive’ training in industry facing shortage
Students in a building located at Bartow Executive Airport are using a $280,000 simulator, typically reserved for the ...
A private company runs the control tower where a B-52 got too close to a passenger jet. It’s more common than you might think
The Minot, North Dakota control tower where a Delta Air Lines regional jet had to perform an “aggressive maneuver,” to avoid ...
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Air Force says B-52 crew wasn’t told of passenger jet before near-miss
Video of the aftermath of the near-miss was widely shared online, and the Air Force has now released its timeline of the ...
Federal data shows Atlanta's air traffic control facilities are understaffed
The report indicates that three core Atlanta air traffic control facilities, when viewed collectively, are 22 percent below ...