NTSB looking at possible bad data, missed tower message in Army chopper's collision with jet
The U.S. Army Black Hawk crew possibly didn't know there was an impending collision with a American Airlines jet in ...
'Work force is missing': Air traffic controllers in peril nationwide
Elon Musk and his band of DOGE techies have been asked to upgrade the nation's aviation system in the wake of the midair ...
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UMass hopes to train next generation of air traffic controllers in tower simulator
CHICOPEE - Inside the UMass Transportation Center in Chicopee, you'll find one of the only 360-degree air traffic control tower simulators in the country. The University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
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A look at how air traffic controllers train for the airline industry
“Then they go to their actual facility, Orlando Tower or Miami Center, and start training for that particular facility. Depending on how busy it is and the complexity, it could take anywhere two to ...
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The final minutes of American Airlines flight 5342
A preliminary FAA report obtained by the New York Times and others said staffing at National's ATC tower was "not normal" at the time of the crash. The outlet reported that the controller was ...
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San Carlos air traffic controllers will remain on job, avoiding empty airport towers
SAN CARLOS, Calif. - San Carlos air traffic controllers ended up working out a deal with their new employer instead of walking off the job and leaving the towers unstaffed, an airport spokesman ...
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Was understaffing at Reagan Airport control tower the reason for mid-air collision in Washington?
The report states that the staffing at the air traffic control tower was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic.” Shockingly, a single air traffic controller was responsible for both ...
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NTSB confident black boxes from both aircraft will provide information about deadly DC crash
The wide-ranging investigation into the crash will include looking at staffing levels for the air traffic control towers, among various other potential factors, as the NTSB seeks to make ...
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Supervisor let air traffic controller leave shift early before DC plane collision: report
A supervisor at the Reagan National Airport tower reportedly let an air traffic ... A breakdown in communication with air traffic control could be a key element behind the crash, which left ...
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Could the Washington DC air disaster happen in Britain? As Trump blames diversity, how the UK's air traffic controllers are recruited
The deaths of 67 people in this week's tragic plane crash in Washington DC have focused scrutiny on America's air traffic control system ... Reagan National control tower - which covers the ...
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Aviation experts reiterate concerns about air traffic controller shortage after DCA crash
The investigation will focus, in part, on personnel who were at Reagan National Airport, where a government report indicated the air traffic control tower was understaffed at the time of the crash.
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Aviation experts pose key question in NTSB investigation: What happened in the tower?
Some aviation experts are eagerly anticipating information on what happened in the air traffic control tower during the Washington, D.C. plane crash. They say all of those pieces are important for ...