US transportation chief to unveil plan to upgrade air traffic control
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will unveil a plan next week to upgrade the aging, under-staffed U.S. air traffic control ...
FAA has lifted a ground stop at Austin airport amid shortage of air traffic controllers
Although the New Orleans airport was mentioned, it does not seem that a ground stop took place in relation to it.  ...
Air traffic controller in Orlando stops Southwest Airlines pilots mistakenly trying to take off on a taxiway
The pilots of a Boeing 737 started to mistakenly take off from a taxiway at a Florida airport on Thursday before an air ...
Air traffic control centers struggle with understaffing amidst DOGE layoffs
According to data from the FAA's 2024 Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan, there are not enough certified professional ...
'State of the art' air traffic control system will be unveiled in the 'next couple days,' Duffy says
A brand new "state of the art" air traffic control system will be unveiled in the "next couple days," Transportation ...
CNN14d
The US is struggling to hire air traffic controllers. A surprising age limit and grueling schedules could fuel the problem
relying on the acuity of air traffic controllers to orchestrate high-speed maneuvers and help prevent aircraft from crashing. But the shortage of air traffic controllers is nearly the worst in 30 ...
Newsweek15d
Elon Musk's DOGE Tried to Fire Air Traffic Controllers: Report
"What am I supposed to do?" Duffy asked. "I have multiple plane crashes to deal with now, and your people want me to fire air traffic controllers?" At another point, Musk suggested that air ...
abc2715d
Air traffic control experts testify on aviation concerns
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — On the heels of multiple deadly plane crashes across the country, air traffic control experts told Congress the U.S. is “not the gold standard in aviation anymore.” ...