In his first few days guiding aircraft at the Oakland, California, air traffic control center, trainee Ryan Higgins deleted a plane’s data from the radar screen. It was untrackable for a few frantic ...
New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy. New programs ...
As the federal government entered the second week of a shutdown, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers began impacting travel.But even before the shutdown began on Oct. 1, a shortage of air ...
The United States is facing a shortage of approximately 3,000 air traffic controllers as many trainees quit before completing their certification, contributing to travel delays at airports across the ...
In a previous version of this article, a photo caption incorrectly said that the FAA limited Newark Liberty International Airport to 28 takeoffs and landings over Memorial Day weekend. The airport was ...
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