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Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn't worked for over 3 years
The FAA official in charge of air traffic controllers confirmed the agency didn’t even know the hotline hadn’t been working ...
Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment
The Federal Aviation Administration is working on a short-term fix to the problems at the Newark airport that includes ...
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DC military-air traffic control hotline hasn’t worked for over 3 years
The FAA confirmed the agency didn’t know the hotline hadn’t been working since March 2022 until after the latest near miss at ...
Air travel will be ‘worse’ this summer, lawmakers warn — as FAA gives infuriating update on system fixes, staffing issues
Air Traffic Organization deputy COO Franklin McIntosh revealed in an exchange with Klobuchar that the agency is only on track to hire 2,000 air traffic controllers by the end of this year — ...
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After fatal collisions and radar outages, new hearings put focus on air traffic safety
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is pushing for billions of dollars of new funding to modernize the nation's air traffic ...
Aviation safety under scrutiny: Four takeaways from congressional hearings
From Washington to Newark, recent aviation mishaps are prompting Congress to scrutinize safety protocols, revealing a pattern ...
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Transportation Secretary Duffy meeting with major airlines to discuss Newark Airport travel issues
The meeting comes after weeks of cancellations and delays at Newark Airport due to staffing shortages and runway construction.