Economic Calculation and the FAA: Why Air Traffic Control Systems Are Outdated
Following last week‘s air crash in Washington, the FAA is receiving extra scrutiny. The real problem with the FAA, however, is that it is a political entity,
Air traffic control programs aim to help with shortage
The air traffic controller was reportedly doing the job of two people that night, a situation indicative of an a controller shortage that has been going on for years. At the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, a program that trains new controllers is working to help fill that void but the pipeline of new talent can’t move fast enough.
Trump administration wants bill to establish new air traffic control system
President Trump said he and congressional leaders will "do a great computerized system for our control towers."
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says FAA systems are 'antiquated,' calls for more air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the COVID-19 pandemic caused air traffic controller recruitment to "plummet" for two years.
US senators call for increased funding, staffing for air traffic control
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two U.S. senators called on Wednesday for increased funding and staffing for Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control after a fatal midair collision in the nation's capital last month highlighted the persistent lack of aviation safety personnel.
Air traffic controller staffing exceeds standards at CVG. Union says it's not enough
The most recent FAA data show that CVG’s control tower exceeded the agency’s staffing target, but union officials say it's not enough.
Senators demand increased air traffic control funding after fatal DC-area collision
N.D., on Wednesday released a letter demanding action from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the wake of the fatal air collision near Washington, D.C., in January. The letter to Acting Administrator Chris Rochelau,
Impact of air traffic controller shortage in WA
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Senators Urge FAA to Boost Air Traffic Control Funding After Deadly Collision
Two U.S. senators are calling for increased funding and staffing for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) following a tragic midair collision near Washington Reagan National Airport. The January 29 accident,
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Ronald Reagan air traffic control tower short-staffed during DC crash, FAA report claims
The FAA report revealed that a single controller was responsible for both managing helicopters in the airport's vicinity and directing arriving and departing planes.
Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer
The FAA basically decided the students were too white and the schools too elite, so in 2013 knocked them off the preferred ...
Air traffic controller staffing levels exceed standard at CMH. They still fall short of a union goal
As air traffic controllers and aviation safety continue to make news, does John Glenn Columbus have enough controllers?
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America’s Air-Traffic Control System: An International Disgrace
The problems were obvious 20 years ago, when I visited control towers in both Canada and the United ... including those better prepared because they had taken college courses in air-traffic ...
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Does Kansas City have a full staff of air traffic controllers? What the numbers say
All 67 people on both aircraft were killed. A preliminary FAA internal report said staffing at Reagan’s air traffic control tower was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic ...
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Does Sacramento’s airport have an air traffic controller shortage? Here’s what the FAA says
Air controller Tyler Casper controls the taxi ways from the 150-foot control tower in 2008. Last week’s mid-air collision highlighted the air traffic controller shortage but FAA ...