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Air Traffic Controllers Were Not Tested for Alcohol After D.C. Crash

The F.A.A. has since been training on-call specialists to be snappier about administering alcohol and drug tests after a ...

As Army Defends Its Pilots After Deadly Collision Because 'Nobody's Perfect,' Investigators Dissect Air Traffic Control

The hearing comes months after the Jan. 29 crash, which killed three crew members on a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and 64 ...

Johannesburg's main airport suffers air traffic control system failure

Johannesburg's main airport O.R. Tambo International Airport suffered an air traffic control system failure on Friday, ...

Air Traffic Controllers Urged Safety Changes Years Before D.C. Crash

Air traffic control managers told the National Transportation Safety Board that F.A.A. leaders rebuffed efforts over the ...

UK authorities and airlines demand answers from air traffic control operator after radar issue

Britain’s transport chief has summoned the head of the country’s air traffic control operator to explain the problem that ...

Federal watchdog launching audit into air traffic controller move from New York to Philadelphia

A federal watchdog is launching an audit into why a dozen air traffic controllers were moved from New York to Philadelphia ...

UK air traffic control failure: Traveller rights after more than 150 flights cancelled

An air traffic control outage sent UK airports into chaos on Wednesday, with warnings that disruption could continue for days ...

Feds launch audit into FAA over gutted Long Island air traffic control facility as safety concerns rise over Newark airspace

Staff are burnt out — and very concerned about safety and feel very strongly that those moved to Philadelphia should come ...

Army Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash

Light pollution from Washington, and even the passenger jet’s dim lights, might have contributed to difficulties spotting ...