Air traffic controller in Orlando stops Southwest Airlines pilots mistakenly trying to take off on a taxiway
The FAA is investigating after pilots of a Boeing 737 started to mistakenly take off on a taxiway Thursday, before an air ...
Air traffic control centers struggle with understaffing amidst DOGE layoffs
According to data from the FAA's 2024 Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan, there are not enough certified professional ...
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The US is struggling to hire air traffic controllers. A surprising age limit and grueling schedules could fuel the problem
relying on the acuity of air traffic controllers to orchestrate high-speed maneuvers and help prevent aircraft from crashing. But the shortage of air traffic controllers is nearly the worst in 30 ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers deployed to FAA to help modernize air traffic control
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers would make recommendations to the FAA on how to upgrade air traffic control systems.
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Layoffs hit FAA, including employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps
A screen at the FAA's Air Traffic Control System Command Center in Warrenton, Va., shows flights in North American airspace, Aug. 17, 2011. Daniel Lippman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The ...
SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired
Sean Duffy, secretary of the Department of Transportation, which oversees the FAA, announced in a post on X that SpaceX engineers would be visiting the Air Traffic Control System Command Center in ...
NORAD: No flight restriction violations during most recent Trump visit to Palm Beach
Fighter jets with North American Aerospace Defense Command patrolled the area Sunday and found no violations, NORAD said.
Winds cause delays, cancellations at DFW Airport
The wind caused a major inconvenience for people flying in and out of DFW Airport on Tuesday. Departures and arrivals, ...