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Pentagon Air Traffic Control Glitch Caused 2 Planes to Abort D.C. Landings
Newark International Airport isn’t the only airport battling ancient equipment problems. A new report claims that the two ...
Human air traffic controllers keep flyers safe. Should AI have a role?
To recap, on April 28, air traffic controllers handling inbound traffic at Newark experienced a brief radar and radio outage.
United training director says reacting to air traffic control issues in ‘pilots’ DNA’
United Airlines Capt. Miles Morgan says a loss of communication with air traffic control is one of the first things pilots ...
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In Congress, did Sean Duffy vote against upgrading air traffic control systems? Here’s what we know
In 2016, Congress passed HR 636, called the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act. The House, including Duffy, approved the bill when it was originally America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act of ...
Lone Newark air traffic controller who handled terrifying 90-second outage reveals it’s ‘only a matter of time before we have a fatal crash’
A veteran air traffic controller who was alone during the terrifying 90-second blackout at Newark Liberty International ...
NATS apprenticeships: Search for next generation of trainee air traffic controllers as applications open for popular scheme
NATS ( National Air Traffic Services ) is once again on the lookout for future air traffic controllers, opening applications ...
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Airlines push Congress for air traffic control amid busy Memorial Day weekend travel at KCI
The heads of the largest domestic airlines released a letter to Congress this week, pushing them to take action, saying in ...
This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contact
It was alarming news when air traffic controllers directing planes coming and going around one of the nation's busiest airports repeatedly lost their radar and radio communications, but pilots, ...