Senators call for increased air traffic control funding
Two senators are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to work with Congress to increase its funding and staffing in the aftermath of last month’s deadly plane crash near
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. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox News on Thursday in the wake of the Washington plane crash.
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.
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.
Senators demand increased air traffic control funding after fatal DC-area collision
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., on Wednesday released a letter demanding action from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the wake of the fatal air collision near Washington, D.C., in January.
US senators call for increased funding, staffing for air traffic control
Two U.S. senators called on Wednesday for increased funding and staffing for Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control after a fatal midair collision in the nation's capital last month highlighted the persistent lack of aviation safety personnel.
Impact of air traffic controller shortage in WA
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Senators Urge FAA to Boost Air Traffic Control Funding After Deadly Collision
Two U.S. senators are calling for increased funding and staffing for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) following a tragic midair collision near Washington Reagan National Airport. The January 29 accident,
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 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.
Air traffic controller staffing levels exceed standard at CMH. It still falls short of a union goal.
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Duffy says he can offer air traffic controllers chance to stay past mandatory retirement age
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said during an interview that he plans to encourage air traffic controllers to keep working past the mandatory retirement age of 56, which he says would enhance ...
Black Hawk pilots may have missed important air traffic control directive before DC plane crash
Seventeen seconds before the deadly Jan. 29 crash, which killed all 67 people aboard both flights, the Black Hawk was ...
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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 ...
FAA's Staffing Troubles Make Flying More Dangerous, Controllers Say
Low staffing levels in the high-pressure job bring long hours, widespread mandatory overtime and high rates of turnover, air ...
‘Subpar conditions and equipment’: Florida air traffic control facility due for upgrade
U.S. Rep. Darren Soto said some of the facility’s antiquated devices reminded him of an Atari video game system popular in ...