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, CNN review finds
How Donald Trump Changed Air Traffic Control Standards in First Term
After the Washington, D.C., plane crash, Trump said he previously set "extraordinary" standards for air traffic control employees.
Air traffic controllers union responds to Trump’s DEI attacks
The air traffic controllers union responded Friday to claims by President Trump this week that diversity programs contributed to the fatal crash in Washington Wednesday night.
Is there an air traffic controller shortage? Deadly midair collision raises concerns
Amid increased concerns about aviation safety, here's how many air traffic controllers there are in the U.S., and how the hiring process works.
D.C. plane crash revives concerns about aviation safety and air traffic controller shortage
The crash between an American Airlines jet and Army helicopter has revived concerns about aviation safety and a shortage of air traffic controllers, given recent near misses at airports.
285 of 313 Air Traffic Control Facilities Are Understaffed
Persistent staff shortages have raised safety concerns. At many facilities, staffing is so low that at least a quarter of the work force is missing.
Air Traffic Controllers and Different Responsibilities
Following a deadly crash between an airplane and army helicopter in Washington D.C., there are new questions around the job of an air traffic controller.It’s co
Air traffic control has been 'under attack' by DEI, former controller says
Retired commercial airline pilot Scott Pattillo and aviation attorney Michael Pearson explain why control systems are at a 'breaking point' on 'The Ingraham Angle.'
After crash, questions about air traffic control staffing
A source tells NBC News that, according to a preliminary FAA report, a single air traffic controller was handling both planes and helicopters when the crash occurred. Normally at the D.C. tower at that time of day and for the volume of air traffic,
Listen: Air traffic controllers appear to try to stop collision
Audio from moments before collision captures controllers asking the military helicopter if it has seen the passenger jet.
FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — that contributed to staffing woes
Complaints about the FAA’s hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Washington, DC.
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FAA is facing a 10-year-old lawsuit over allegations of race based hiring of air traffic controllers
The lawsuit was filed back in 2015, but resurfaced this week amid concern over hiring practices among air traffic controllers in the wake of the plane collision with a helicopter on Wednesday.
Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal Aviation Administration were sent an offer to resign with eight months’ ...
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Former FAA Administrator: Public should have confidence in air traffic control system
There are new questions concerning air safety, following the mid-air collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter on Wednesday.
Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers
Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and ...
‘DEI cost me a job in aviation – a crash was inevitable’
An aspiring air traffic controller who claimed he was denied a job because of diversity targets said the aviation agency’s obsession with inclusion made an accident likely to happen.
UMass hopes to train next generation of air traffic controllers in tower simulator
Inside the UMass Transportation Center in Chicopee, you'll find one of the only 360-degree air traffic control tower simulators in the country.