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United warns of even more flight delays and cancelations this summer because of an air traffic controller shortage
United Airlines is blaming the FAA for continued flight delays and cancellations this summer, sayin…
Taylor Rains
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Govt amends aircraft rules; commercial pilot licenses to be valid for 10 years
Commercial pilot licenses will now be valid for ten years, with the government amending rules as pa…
PTI
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9 things you should know before applying to become an air traffic controller
For people looking for a high-salary job that doesn't require a college degree, applying to be an a…
Taylor Rains
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Flight cancellations are spiking in part because this air traffic control center in Florida is severely understaffed, airline group says
According to airline lobbying group ALPA, at least one-third of recent flight cancellations were du…
Taylor Rains
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What it takes to be an air traffic controller at the world's busiest airport
Air traffic controllers at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world's busiest ai…
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron,…
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How To Spell Words Like An Air Traffic Controller
If you've ever listened in on air traffic control tower chatter or seen pretty much any movie about…
Geoffrey Ingersoll,Alex Davies
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Actually, Fewer Air Traffic Controllers Will Not Be The End Of The World
“FAA officials have told us that furloughs and tower closures are necessary to achieve the cuts man…
Paul Szoldra
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Ryanair is waging war on France's air traffic controllers
"French ATC unions will again stage three further days of strikes this week, which will impact hund…
Oscar Williams-Grut
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Some air traffic controllers who've endured 6-day workweeks and unrelenting schedules have turned to alcohol and drugs to avoid seeking professional help, report says
The air traffic controller workforce has been severely stretched, with staffing shortages leading t…
John L. Dorman
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France is so scared of strikes messing up the Olympics that it is letting air traffic controllers show up 3 hours late to work, and leave 3 hours early
The French air traffic controllers' union won an agreement which also includes an average $19,400 s…
Pete Syme
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Canadian air traffic controllers are buying hundreds of pizzas for US colleagues who aren't getting paid in the government shutdown
Peter Duffey, president of the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association, said that Canadian air tra…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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Former FAA employee 'maliciously' caused a communications blackout between 10 planes and Air Traffic Control over Hawaii
A former FAA employee has been sentenced to two years of probation for "maliciously interfering" wi…
Joshua Zitser
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Air traffic controllers are overworked and stressed and that's dangerous for safe flying
The FAA announced safety notices for airports, and is looking into sleep science and redesigning ru…
Pete Syme
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Airline collision close calls are on the rise partly because there's not enough people working the high-paid, high-stress job that prevents them
An air traffic controller shortage is part of the reason so many planes nearly collide. The job pay…
Juliana Kaplan,Hannah Towey,T…
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Airline boss blames travel chaos on a shortage of air traffic controllers and airport staff, not a lack of pilots or crew
Wizz Air, Europe's third-biggest budget airline, suspended operations at one UK airport this week, …
Stephen Jones
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Air traffic controllers haven't been paid since the government shutdown began, and now their union is suing the federal government
"Measuring the weight of these individual losses as they are multiplied across the thousands of Air…
Rachel Premack
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Air traffic control chaos affecting 700,000 passengers was made worse when an engineer couldn't log in remotely
The air traffic control problem last summer meant travel plans had to be processed manually. An eng…
Pete Syme
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JFK airport's air-traffic control tower closed temporarily after an FAA technician tested positive for the coronavirus
The airport, designated as one of 13 approved entry points by the Centers for Disease Control and P…
Thomas Pallini
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Why Air Traffic Controllers Face A Staffing Crisis Every 25 Years
First, it takes a few years to be trained as a controller and it takes a certain kind of person to …