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Sean Duffy proposes big plans to upgrade air traffic control systems, use AI to find 'hot spots'
The job entails bringing in a brand-new air traffic control system, switching from copper wires to a combination of fiber, wireless and satellite systems. The current radar system from the 1970s ...
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The History and Development of Air Traffic Control Systems
Air traffic control (ATC) is an essential system for aircraft to travel safely and effectively in the air and on the ground.
Elon Musk Wants SpaceX To Fix Air Traffic Control. Here’s Why It Won’t Work.
Satellite service Starlink doesn’t have the capabilities to be the FAA’s comms backbone. Trump officials may take a $2.4B ...
The US is struggling to hire air traffic controllers. A surprising age limit and grueling schedules could fuel the problem
Millions of travelers rely on air traffic controllers every day to orchestrate high-speed maneuvers and help prevent planes from crashing. But a critical shortage has forced many to work “six days a ...
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US transport chief seeks to boost air traffic control hiring
In March, former President Joe Biden proposed $8 billion over the next five years to replace or modernize more than 20 aging air traffic control facilities and 377 critical radar systems and to hire 2 ...
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FAA plans to 'supercharge' air traffic control with faster hiring and pay raises. What you should know before applying to the high-stress job.
Being an air traffic controller is an extremely high ... For example, one may work in the Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility, or TRACON, in Memphis and be responsible for controlling ...