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WSJ: Veteran air-traffic controller speaks out about staffing and tech problems amid blackouts and delays at Newark airport
A veteran air-traffic controller at the facility that handles flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport is ...
This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out.
Jonathan Stewart was badly shaken by a recent close call in airspace around Newark, N.J. “I don’t want to be responsible for ...
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As crisis grows at U.S. airports, feds are buying replacement parts on eBay or 3D printing them
The nation's airline traffic control system is blinking red with warning after a midair collision, several outages, a worker ...
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Denver air traffic controllers had 2-minute communications outage, FAA official says
The outage in Colorado comes amid increasing scrutiny on the nation's main aviation agency following outages at Newark ...
Transpacific United Airlines Flight Takes 28 Hours Due To Medical Diversion & Crew Swap Out
United Airlines flight 870 took 28 hours to reach its destination of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on a transpacific flight from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD). Business Insider ...
FAA meeting with Pentagon officials as agency considers new restrictions on military helicopter flights near DCA
The Federal Aviation Administration is meeting with Pentagon officials Thursday as the agency is considering slapping new ...
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'Like old phone systems': Newark Airport chaos is decades in the making, experts say
A staffing shortage, runway construction and deferred maintenance to crucial air traffic technology have made Newark Airport ...
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Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn’t worked for over 3 years
A hotline between military and civilian air traffic controllers in Washington, D.C., that hasn’t worked for more than three years may have contributed to another near miss shortly after the U.S. Army ...