America’s air traffic controllers are in short supply—those who qualify can make $137,000 annually, with no bachelor’s required
Several deadly plane crashes this year have put the spotlight on the U.S.’s air traffic controller shortage. Experts point to ...
DC plane crash air traffic control audio reveals moment controllers saw disaster: 'Tower did you see that?'
Air Traffic Control (ATC) audio from Wednesday’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet ...
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for deadly plane and chopper crash near DC
The President says the crash wouldn’t have happened if the air traffic control computer system was newer, and he plans to ...
'We have a lost aircraft': Philadelphia air traffic control tried to reach doomed plane
Air traffic control communications reveal the moments when controllers tried to reach a doomed jet in Philadelphia, which ...
Search on for plane with 10 on board that went missing off Alaska
Crews in Alaska are searching for a plane that went missing with 10 people on board while over Norton Sound off Nome.
Did Donald Trump Freeze Hiring of Air Traffic Controllers? What We Know
Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation ...
Elon Musk will now 'plug in' to also commandeer US air traffic control system, says Transportation Secretary
Tesla and SpaceX billionaire says ‘DOGE team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system’ ...
Former air traffic controller explains communication before midair plane collision
WUSA9 spoke with Todd Yeary, who worked in air traffic control in Chicago on 9/11, about what it is like to communicate with ...
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Air traffic controller 'left work early' before deadly crash as helicopter's flight height comes into question
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation ... A single controller was left to handle the air traffic of planes and helicopters flying over the ...
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Is there an air traffic controller shortage? Deadly midair collision raises concerns
Air traffic controller staffing concerns have intensified in the aftermath of the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades. Sixty-seven people are believed to have died when a ...
Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers
Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and ...
Watch: Chopper 2 demonstrates communication between air and ground
THE SKIES ARE FILLED WITH AIRPLANES ON A DAILY BASIS, WHICH MAKES CONTROLLING AIR TRAFFIC REALLY ONE OF THE TOUGHEST JOBS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE MOST STRESSFUL. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT FLIGHTAWARE, ...