4 h. ago Air traffic controllers may get pay hike as Trump admin looks to boost recruitment

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy called for increasing the pay for entry-level air traffic controllers this week.

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23 h. ago Examining the Bay Area's ongoing air traffic controller shortage

Examining the Bay Area's ongoing air traffic controller shortage  Axios

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34 h. ago NTSB blames Southwest Chicago near miss on Flexjet crew 'failure' to listen to air traffic control

National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy says investigations are ongoing into the near-miss between a Southwest airliner and a Flexjet in Chicago.

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62 h. ago A midair collision in Arizona prompts questions about air traffic control towers

Tens of thousands of planes take off, land and perform touch-and-goes at the Marana Regional Airport in southern Arizona every year. Without an air traffic control tower, it's a calculated dance that requires communication by pilots.

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4 d. ago California flights to Hawaii delayed, diverted due to air traffic control issue

California flights to Hawaii delayed, diverted due to air traffic control issue  San Francisco Chronicle

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4 d. ago Elon Musk Threatens FBI Agents and Air Traffic Controllers With Forced Resignation If They Don't Respond to an Email

Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.

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7 d. ago 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.

Technology

9 d. ago Toronto plane crash: Audio shows officials reacting to 'upside down and burning' Delta jet on tarmac

Officials witnessed Delta Connection flight 4819 crash on the runway of Toronto Pearson Airport, air traffic control audio shows. The CRJ-900 jet also flipped upside down.

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9 d. ago Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller said. The post Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash appeared first on Boston.com.

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1 week ago Trump fires hundreds of air traffic support staff as SpaceX visits FAA command center

The Trump Administration has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, reports CNN. The firings, which began late Friday night, come as Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been tapped to help create a new air traffic control system. It’s not yet clear how many workers were fired, but the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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1 week ago Duffy brings up Clinton while noting SpaceX workers will visit Air Traffic Control System Command Center

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy mentions Hillary Clinton while noting that SpaceX workers will visit the Air Traffic Control System Command Center

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3 w. ago Washington DC plane crash live updates: Air traffic controllers interviewed, helicopter black box found

Washington DC plane crash live updates: Air traffic controllers interviewed, helicopter black box found  BBC.com

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