Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is expanding the number of schools that can participate in a fast-tracked air traffic control training program, as the administration seeks more ways to address ...
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 new ...
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there are more than 14,000 FAA air traffic control specialists who help guide pilots, their planes, and 2.7 million passengers from taxi to takeoff, ...
has received federal approval to launch a new, accelerated air traffic controller training program—the first of its kind in the Northeast—creating a direct pathway for local students to enter one of ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The U.S. is facing a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. Ohio State’s aviation center hopes to help. “A lot of other collegiate aviation programs have air traffic ...
The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as a recent spate of incidents has thrust the high-stress profession into the ...
Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more Americans to question ...
New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy. New programs ...
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WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department Office of Inspector General said on Thursday it will open a probe into high failure rates among air traffic control trainees amid a ...
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