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Air Traffic Controllers Were Not Tested for Alcohol After D.C. Crash
The F.A.A. has since been training on-call specialists to be snappier about administering alcohol and drug tests after a ...
As Army Defends Its Pilots After Deadly Collision Because 'Nobody's Perfect,' Investigators Dissect Air Traffic Control
The hearing comes months after the Jan. 29 crash, which killed three crew members on a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and 64 ...
UK authorities and airlines demand answers from air traffic control operator after radar issue
Britain’s transport chief has summoned the head of the country’s air traffic control operator to explain the problem that ...
Air Traffic Controllers Urged Safety Changes Years Before D.C. Crash
Air traffic control managers told the National Transportation Safety Board that F.A.A. leaders rebuffed efforts over the ...
UK air traffic control failure: Traveller rights after more than 150 flights cancelled
An air traffic control outage sent UK airports into chaos on Wednesday, with warnings that disruption could continue for days ...
Federal watchdog launching audit into air traffic controller move from New York to Philadelphia
A federal watchdog is launching an audit into why a dozen air traffic controllers were moved from New York to Philadelphia ...
Johannesburg's main airport suffers air traffic control system failure
Johannesburg's main airport O.R. Tambo International Airport suffered an air traffic control system failure on Friday, ...
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Certified air traffic controller workforce grew by just 6 in the last ...
National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Rich Santa told a Senate subcommittee Thursday growth in the thousands is needed. The FAA’s controller ranks are about 3,600 short of the ...
Army Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash
Light pollution from Washington, and even the passenger jet’s dim lights, might have contributed to difficulties spotting ...