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 controllers and those in training to meet Crisis Response Working Group’s standards in the majority of U.S. terminals, which include TRACONs, or terminal radar approach control facilities, and towers.
US Readying Plan to Overhaul Air Traffic Control, Duffy Says
The Trump administration plans to announce a “brand new” US air traffic control system “in the next couple days,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
'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 Secretary Sean Duffy told "Fox & Friends."
Federal watchdogs have raised concerns about the air traffic control system for years
Federal watchdogs have raised concerns about the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control system for decades, an ABC analysis of government reports found.
FAA plans air traffic control overhaul
After weeks of scrutiny over air traffic control systems, the Trump Administration says it's making plans to overhaul the technology.
Duffy says new air traffic control system will be ‘envy of the world’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy teased a new air traffic control system Wednesday that will embrace new technology to become the “envy of the world.” “We are gonna have a brand new system,” Duffy told Fox News’s Fox & Friends.
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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‘Air traffic controllers cannot do their work without us’
An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 11, 2023. The US Federal ...
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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.” ...
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US senators call for new funding for air traffic control training
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of three U.S. senators on Tuesday called for new funding to boost air traffic control staffing, speed training of new controllers and provide ...
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What to know about air traffic control towers after a midair collision in Arizona prompts questions
Without an air traffic control tower, it’s a calculated dance that requires communication by pilots. Brothers and roommate of Laken Riley’s killer to be deported after fake green card ...