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NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...
Air Traffic Controllers Were Not Tested for Alcohol After D.C. Crash
The F.A.A. has since been training on-call specialists to be snappier about administering alcohol and drug tests after a ...
Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter's path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA
Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C.
'Just make it work': NTSB investigates air traffic control culture after deadly collision
The National Transportation Safety Board is examining the air traffic control practices at Reagan National Airport following ...
Air Traffic Controllers Urged Safety Changes Years Before D.C. Crash
Air traffic control managers told the National Transportation Safety Board that F.A.A. leaders rebuffed efforts over the ...
Federal watchdog launching audit into air traffic controller move from New York to Philadelphia
A federal watchdog is launching an audit into why a dozen air traffic controllers were moved from New York to Philadelphia ...
UK authorities and airlines demand answers from air traffic control operator after radar issue
Britain’s transport chief has summoned the head of the country’s air traffic control operator to explain the problem that ...
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Federal Audit Launched into FAA's Controversial Transfer of Air Traffic Controllers from New York to Philadelphia Amid Safety Fears
Federal audit ordered to review FAA's controversial transfer of air traffic controllers from New York to Philadelphia.
UK air traffic control failure: Traveller rights after more than 150 flights cancelled
An air traffic control outage sent UK airports into chaos on Wednesday, with warnings that disruption could continue for days ...
Johannesburg's main airport suffers air traffic control system failure
Johannesburg's main airport O.R. Tambo International Airport suffered an air traffic control system failure on Friday, ...
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Certified air traffic controller workforce grew by just 6 in the last ...
National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Rich Santa told a Senate subcommittee Thursday growth in the thousands is needed. The FAA’s controller ranks are about 3,600 short of the ...
Army Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash
Light pollution from Washington, and even the passenger jet’s dim lights, might have contributed to difficulties spotting ...