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Graves advocated for $12.5 billion in air traffic control modernization as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The money would fund new towers, radar systems and facilities, as well as hiring ...
SUNY Schenectady purchased this simulator of a commercial air traffic control tower to train students. The college has just been named by the FAA as one of six where students can go directly to ...
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The U.S. Air Traffic Control (ATC) system, once a symbol of aviation excellence, is now facing a crisis marked by staffing shortages, […] ...
The shortage of air traffic controller specialists is one of the reasons for the hectic stretch at Newark Liberty International Airport amid hundreds of cancellations and delays leaving thousands ...
Amid air traffic control shortages, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy outlines plans to retain experienced staff, hire new controllers, and improve training at the FAA Academy.
The Philadelphia tower, which houses both airport air traffic control and TRACON (short for Terminal Radar Approach Control) facilities, is short about 51 employees from the agency's goal based on ...
The nation’s air traffic control system, responsible for ensuring the safe passage of nearly 3 million travelers a day, has long been overtaxed, understaffed and saddled with technology that ...
Embry‑Riddle student Hailee Williamson, who is earning her bachelor's degree in air traffic management, trains in the university’s tower lab. [Credit: Embry‑Riddle/Bill Fredette-Huffman ...
Air traffic control problems have plagued the country for decades, government data shows Air traffic control problems are not a recent phenomenon. InvestigateTV analyzed data from hundreds of NTSB ...
ROCHESTER — As U.S. airports struggle with a shortage of air traffic ... for the control towers, not local airports. The FAA responded to questions about the Rochester tower on Monday and ...
Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training -- but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution.