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NEWS ABOUT: air traffic controllers

air traffic controllers stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - The National Transportation Board's view of the events that caused last weekend's crash over the Hudson River doesn't jibe with the FAA's, the Wall Street Journal reports. The NTSB chronology released yesterday suggests that errors from air traffic controllers—one of whom was one the phone to his girlfriend at... More »

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FAA • plane crash • NTSB • Hudson River • air traffic control • air traffic controllers • National Transportation Safety Board • helicopter crash • midair collision

Air Traffic Controllers Suspended Over Hudson Crash

During it, one was on phone with girlfriend

Aug 14, 09 1:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The two air traffic controllers on duty at Teterboro Airport during Saturday's mid-air collision over the Hudson River have been suspended and will likely be fired, the New York Daily News reports. Investigators have found that one of the men was on the phone to his girlfriend at the time... More »

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New York City • FAA • NTSB • Hudson River • air traffic control • air traffic controllers • helicopter crash • Hudson crash

FAA May Shut
20 Air Traffic Weather Offices

Under plan, 2 forecast centers would serve entire country

Jun 5, 09 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FAA may close 20 weather offices in air traffic control centers across the US, and instead connect all air traffic controllers to a pair of stations in Maryland and Missouri, the Washington Post reports. The money-saving plan would mean cutting controllers’ face-to-face contact with weather officials, something technology has... More »

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weather • FAA • union • air traffic control • air traffic controllers • National Weather Service • forecaster

FAA Covering Up Serious Flight Errors: Controllers

Federal agency not retraining pilots after redesigns

Dec 12, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Air traffic controllers at one of the nation’s busiest airports are accusing the FAA of “covering up” potentially dangerous aircraft deviations on the tarmac, the Record of Bergen County reports. Newark Liberty International Airport recently redesigned the airspace in an effort to ease delays and increase efficiency, but... More »

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FAA • Newark • air traffic controllers • Newark airport • pilots • airplanes

Former Union Leader In Line for FAA Post

Obama team hopes labor support can help reform aviation industry

Nov 21, 08 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s hoping to bring about long-needed reforms in aviation, but to do it, he’ll need the support of organized labor. Hence, reports the Wall Street Journal, the frontrunner for the top job at the Federal Aviation Administration is the head of the former pilots union, Duane Woerth.... More »

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FAA • aviation • air traffic controllers • Air Line Pilots Association

Planes Sent Toward Storms
to Test Air Traffic Controller

FAA investigates Fla. incident in which 4 jets sent miles off course

Oct 15, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident in which four Orlando-bound passenger jets were rerouted on Saturday in an effort to train a new air traffic controller. The Daily Mail reports the jets were directed into an area where thunderstorms were raging and that one, a Virgin Atlantic plane,... More »

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FAA • airline industry • Virgin Atlantic • airline • training • air traffic controllers • National Air Traffic Controllers Association

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FAA Glitch Causes Widespread Flight Delays


Aug 26, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A computer glitch in an FAA computer system caused flight delays around the country today, the Wall Street Journal reports. The situation appeared to be easing this evening as airports—Atlanta, Chicago, and Boston were hardest hit—got back on track. The snag hit one of two FAA facilities that... More »

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FAA • airline industry • airline delays • air traffic controllers • travel delays • computer glitch

2007 Was 2nd Worst Ever for Plane Delays

More than 26% of all domestic flights were late or canceled

Feb 6, 08 1:08 PM CST
(Newser) - It's now official: 2007 was an awful year for airline delays—the worst since the record delays of 2000. More than 26% of domestic flights were delayed or canceled, due to huge demand and a growing swarm of small planes gobbling up runway space, reports the AP. The airline with... More »

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airline industry • Aloha Airlines • airline delays • air traffic control • air traffic controllers • air traffic • National Air Traffic Controllers Association

Report Warns of Runway Dangers at US Airports

Leadership void, bad equipment, overworked staff make tarmac treacherous

Dec 5, 07 8:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Lax federal oversight and overworked air-traffic controllers contribute to a "high risk" of a major runway collision at US airports, a new report warns. The GAO report cited 370 incidents on runways this year, near a dismal FAA record six years ago that set stricter oversight in motion, the... More »

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FAA • GAO • pilot • air traffic controllers • airplane

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