Chicago has not been immune from air traffic controller shortages in recent years
Air traffic controller staffing has faced renewed attention after a January plane crash in Washington, D.C. Chicago has not been immune from challenges.
Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer
The FAA basically decided the students were too white and the schools too elite, so in 2013 knocked them off the preferred hiring list,” claimed lawyer Michael Pearson.
Transportation Secretary Says ‘No Early Retirement’ for Air Traffic Controllers
The new secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, appeared to walk back an enticement to retire, saying F.A.A. safety workers were exempt from the offer for federal workers.
Trump administration wants bill to establish new air traffic control system
President Trump said he and congressional leaders will "do a great computerized system for our control towers."
How the nation's air traffic controller shortage affects Washington state
Based on 2024 targets set by the FAA and the air traffic controllers union. Does not include ARTCCs; Map: Erin Davis/Axios A huge share of the country's air traffic control facilities are understaffed,
America’s Air Traffic Controller Shortage: A $137,000 Career Path You’ve Never Considered
If you’ve ever dreamed of a high-paying career without the burden of a four-year degree, you might want to look up—literally. Air traffic controllers, the unsung heroes who keep our skies safe, are in desperate demand across the U.
Did Trump's hiring freeze include air traffic controllers, as Rep. Jasmine Crockett said?
Trump’s actions are unlikely to have affected the late January airplane crash at Ronald Reagan National Airport, an aviation ...
Air traffic controller staffing levels exceed standard at CMH. It still falls short of a union goal.
As air traffic controllers and aviation safety continue to make news, does John Glenn Columbus have enough controllers?
US air traffic controllers will be offered chance to stay on for longer, says Duffy
U.S. air traffic controllers will be offered the opportunity to stay past their mandatory retirement age of 56, U.S.
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Air traffic control for drones keeps the skies safe with cheap radars
Remember when the co-founder of the game studio that made early Call of Duty titles accidentally crashed his drone into a ...
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America desperately needs more air traffic controllers. So why is it so tough to hire them?
The US air traffic control system has been stretched nearly to its breaking point by a decades-long staffing shortage. It’s causing problems not just for the air traffic controllers that ...
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Is there an air traffic controller shortage? Deadly midair collision raises concerns
Air traffic controller staffing concerns have intensified in the aftermath of the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades. Sixty-seven people are believed to have died when a ...
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Understaffed Air Traffic Control, DEI Are Unlikely Causes of D.C. Plane Crash
The helicopter pilot was flying under visual flight rules (meaning the pilot was using their eyes, not their instruments to avoid other aircraft) and had reported to air traffic control that ...
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC
President Donald Trump says he thinks last week’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter wouldn't have ...
Ted Cruz says people should take 'real comfort' in Elon Musk working on the air traffic control system
It's not yet clear what Elon Musk and DOGE will be doing. But Ted Cruz, the head of the Senate committee overseeing the FAA, ...