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To fix air traffic controller shortage, Congress proposes changing retirement limits
The Control Tower Continuity Act would help address the ongoing staff shortfall of 3,000 positions by exempting personnel ...
Trump to Foreign Air Traffic Controllers: You’re Hired
The FAA is considering “international talent” for highly sensitive jobs keeping planes in the air.
Inside the FAA’s race to train air traffic controllers: 'It’s going to take time'
The Trump Administration is speeding up its efforts to address a nationwide shortage of Air Traffic Controllers. Earlier this ...
US Transportation Chief to Detail Plan to Overhaul Air Traffic Control
The Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control network's woes have been years in the making, but a rush of ...
Dismantling the DOE, training air traffic controllers, nicotine pouch warning: Catch up on the day’s stories
Most treatments — like CPAP devices — blow air into the mouth. But an alternative technology sucks air instead. Is it onto ...
Lawmakers mull a pricey air traffic control ‘wish list’
Lawmakers are talking about an estimated $30.5 billion “wish list” circulating on Capitol Hill to overhaul the nation’s aging ...
Air traffic control ‘wish list’ tops $30B
Lawmakers are talking about an estimated $30.5 billion “wish list” circulating on Capitol Hill to overhaul the nation’s aging ...
CNN goes inside the academy preparing air traffic controllers to manage the high-stress and high-stakes skies
The academy “is the introduction into air traffic,” said Chris Wilbanks, FAA vice president for mission support. “This really ...
Sen. Blackburn proposes changing the air traffic controller mandatory retirement age to address shortages
The ‘Control Tower Continuity Act,’ as proposed, would allow the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to exempt certain air traffic controllers from the mandatory retirement requirement at age 56, ...
Fatigue and burnout: Air traffic controllers expose stresses of workload inside Nashville tower
John McEnroe is on the call of the men's championship match at Wimbledon on Sunday. The iconic American tennis player, who ...
FAA addresses national air traffic controller shortage
The "federal aviation administration" or FAA says it's making some progress in addressing the nation's air traffic controller ...
Here's how pilots, airlines train for air traffic control disruptions as summer travel ramps up
CBS News got an up-close look at a pilot's training inside a 737 Max simulator amid a renewed focus on the U.S.' aging air traffic control system.