Elon Musk vows to fix U.S. air traffic control after deadly D.C. crash
Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk has pledged to update America’s air traffic control systems in the wake of the ...
SUNY Schenectady unveils air control tower simulator, on path to ATC Enhanced status
SUNY Schenectady County Community College unveiled its new air traffic control simulator on Wednesday. The equipment allows students in the college’s ATC program to safely practice the real-life ...
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Investigators strive to clarify timeline of Washington mid-air collision
US investigators are still working to align data from flight recorders, radar and air traffic control transmissions to ...
What does it take to become an air traffic controller?
There are nearly 11,000 controllers currently on the job throughout the country, but to be fully staffed, the FAA needs more than 14,000. To apply, you have to be under 31 years old, and the mandatory ...
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Afghanistan veteran, pilot who served in the Navy were two of three soldiers killed in Army helicopter’s midair crash over DC
An Afghanistan veteran and a pilot who once served in the Navy were two of three soldiers killed in an Army helicopter’s ...
Recovery efforts continue after deadly midair collision in Washington
American Airlines jet and Army Black Hawk over Potomac River. 41 bodies recovered; wreckage search ongoing. NTSB investigates ...
Senators grill investigators on the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter
Investigators trying to determine what caused last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter ...
Air traffic controller ‘clocked off early’ on night of Washington DC plane crash – as it happened
Victims are being named after an American Airlines flight crashed with a Black Hawk by Reagan National Airport, leaving no ...
1958 Las Vegas military jet and passenger plane collision sparks the formation of the FAA
United Air Lines Flight 736, a DC-7 passenger plane carrying 47 people, had collided with an Air Force F-100F fighter jet ...
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Air traffic controller on duty during midair collision has been interviewed, NTSB says
Inman said Friday that Navy barges are currently en route from ... with officials examining the actions of the military pilot as well as air traffic control after the helicopter apparently flew ...