FAA, Air Traffic control

Air Traffic controllers union to analyze FAA firings’ impact on safety
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is reviewing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its workforce reductions amid concerns about air safety following the deadliest
‘Air traffic controllers cannot do their work without us’
The Trump administration has defended its cuts at the Federal Aviation Administration by saying safety-critical employees weren't affected. Experts disagree.
Airlines urge Congress to support air traffic control hiring, modernize FAA
A coalition of U.S. aviation industry groups sent a letter to Congress calling for the modernization of the nation's air traffic control system to prevent future accidents.
Impact of air traffic controller shortage in WA
The latest FAA data shows Washington should have 201 certified controllers, but as of last fall, there were only 148. five controllers. This comes as last month's deadly midair collision over D.C. Renewed concerns over air safety.
What it takes to be an air traffic controller at Sydney Airport
At some point, everyone who boards a plane has the thought. That split second of fear as the plane takes off or hits turbulence, it crosses your mind: What if something goes wrong?
Des Moines Seeing less air-traffic controllers during FAA cuts
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Aviation sector presses Congress for emergency air traffic control funding
In a letter to Congress, leaders from across the U.S. aviation industry are calling for stepped-up funding for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer
The FAA basically decided the students were too white and the schools too elite, so in 2013 knocked them off the preferred ...
Trump Admin lays off 400 FAA workers amid air traffic incidents; 1 Austin worker laid off
Despite the spate of incidents making headlines, the FAA is slimming down its workforce and one worker has already been laid ...
Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, ...
Air traffic controller staffing levels exceed standard at CMH. It still falls short of a union goal.
As air traffic controllers and aviation safety continue to make news, does John Glenn Columbus have enough controllers?
Air traffic audio captures the scene after a plane flipped upside down while landing in Toronto
Audio from from Toronto Pearson Airport captures the reaction from air traffic controllers the moment a plane arriving from ...
Trump Administration Begins Mass Firings of Air Traffic Control Staff
Firings affected several hundred workers responsible for maintaining FAA radar, landing systems and navigational aids.