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Air traffic controllers in Denver scramble to use backups after losing communications Monday
The FAA said in a statement that the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center lost communications for approximately 90 seconds ...
The FAA is desperate to hire enough air traffic controllers. Here's what to know about the high-stress job that pays $160,000 on average.
Air traffic controllers earn about $160,000 on average, and the job doesn't require a college degree. Still, the government ...
FAA pressed on hiring more controllers, safety concerns after crashes and close calls
Federal Aviation Administration officials appeared in front of lawmakers on Wednesday as the agency tries to undertake a ...
Officials reveal air traffic control outages at Newark airport that happened last year
Recent communications issues at the FAA facility handling flights in and out of Newark airport were not new, officials say.
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Communication Breakdown: FAA and Pentagon Hotline Issues Impact Air Traffic Safety
The hotline connecting Pentagon and FAA air traffic controllers at Reagan Washington National Airport has been defunct since ...
Air traffic control keeps planes moving. So why does it cause delays? | Cruising Altitude
Air traffic control towers are under-staffed and under-funded. Here's why that's been so difficult for Washington to solve.
Dept. of Transportation announces plans to build new air traffic control system after decades of problems
The Department of Transportation will build a “brand new air traffic control system” by 2028, Secretary Sean Duffy announced ...
Feds vow to overhaul US air traffic control system while fixing problems at troubled Newark airport
A deadly midair collision in January between a military helicopter and a commercial airliner, several additional crashes and ...
DOT Secretary blames Biden administration for air traffic control failures as Newark experiences more delays
The Biden administration is to blame for the ongoing air traffic control failures at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty ...
Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment
The Federal Aviation Administration is working on a short-term fix to the problems at the Newark airport that includes ...
Yet another equipment issue disrupts Newark Liberty air traffic, FAA says
Air traffic control problems continued at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday morning after an equipment glitch, ...
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Newark air traffic controllers briefly lost contact with planes
He also said the issues were "compounded" because over 20% of FAA controllers "walked off the job". The National Air Traffic Controllers Association said the employees took leave under provisions ...