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Atlanta air traffic controller reacts to midair collision near Washington, D.C.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A longtime Atlanta area air traffic controller said he was devastated to learn about the deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Firings of FAA air traffic control staff begin just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision ...
Air traffic controller staffing levels exceed standard at CMH. They still fall short of a union goal
As air traffic controllers and aviation safety continue to make news, does John Glenn Columbus have enough controllers?
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As officials investigate the cause of midair collision at Reagan National, some point to air traffic controllers
Atlanta News First has reached out to the FAA to find out air traffic controller staffing levels at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. We are waiting to hear back. The NTSB says it ...
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Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer
A critical shortage of 3,800 air traffic controllers is because of the Federal Aviation Administration’s DEI practices leaving a “gaping hole” in recruitment, a lawyer claimed to The Post.
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Is there an air traffic controller shortage? Deadly midair collision raises concerns
Air traffic controller staffing concerns have intensified in the aftermath of the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades. Sixty-seven people are believed to have died when a ...
Not just Reagan: Airports across the US have struggled with air traffic control staffing in recent years, data shows
Some major US airports had less than 60% of their staffing targets filled with fully certified controllers in recent years, ...