Updating US air traffic control system

Retired air traffic controller suggests ways to increase staffing
They must have two to four years of experience before full certification. Once in the job, the hours are long, and the pay is low until they gain experience.
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.
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 remain but the flying public at large.
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."
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ U.S. air traffic control system for the plane-chopper collision near D.C.
President Trump says he thinks a more modern air traffic control computer system could have prevented last week’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter.
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC
The President says the crash wouldn’t have happened if the air traffic control computer system was newer, and he plans to replace it.
Trump Vows to Improve Air Traffic Control System After Crash
The president said he would work with Congress to improve aging technology used by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Mid-air collision renews concerns about air traffic controller shortage
The mid-air collision at Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people is sparking a conversation that’s been going on for decades.
Updating the US air traffic control system
After last week's tragic plane crash that killed 67 people, attention is turning to the nation's antiquated air traffic control system.
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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 ...
‘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 ...
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, ...
Trump teases plan to revamp air traffic control after DC plane crash: ‘A great computerized system’
President Trump said Thursday that he wanted to overhaul America’s air traffic control system following last week’s deadly ...
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Air Traffic Controllers Blow Whistle On FAA, Say DEI Hiring Practices Led To DC Disaster
A 2023 report warned the FAA that air traffic controllers were increasingly making last-minute flight adjustments due to ...