How air traffic controllers keep US skies safe -- and how to become one

With the FAA cutting 10% of flights starting Friday, air traffic controllers are currently unpaid in some of the most ...
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UK authorities and airlines demand answers from air traffic control operator after radar issue

LONDON (AP) — British authorities and airlines are demanding answers from the nation’s air traffic control operator after a technology glitch led to widespread flight cancellations and delays for the ...
Forbes

Newark Air Traffic Official Blasts FAA: ‘Akin To Criminal Negligence’

An air-traffic control supervisor at the Philadelphia facility managing flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport blasted the FAA for management “akin to criminal negligence” after an ...
CNN

CNN goes inside the academy preparing air traffic controllers to manage the high-stress and high-stakes skies

On a sprawling campus in the middle of the nation, thousands of students learn how to take command of the nation’s skies. The Federal Aviation Administration Academy, near the Oklahoma City airport, ...
USA Today

Radar outage prompts flight delays in Dallas similar to Newark issues earlier this year

A telecommunications outage caused the FAA to slow air traffic into the Dallas Fort Worth area. Flights to Dallas Love Field and Dallas Fort Worth International were held at their departure points, ...
The New York Times

Flight Delays Begin as Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Worsen

The delays came just hours after the transportation secretary warned that flying could be disrupted by the government shutdown. By Niraj Chokshi Flights into airports serving New York, Denver and the ...
NPR

Shutdown strains already short-staffed air traffic controllers, union president says

Air traffic controllers will continue to work under strain as the government shutdown drags on, according to the head of the union that represents them. "What they're working under is one of the ...