During my time as a controller, I’ve had a lot of pilots ask about what’s involved with ATC training and how it compares to pilot training. Unlike for some pilots, it’s not one and done, nor should it ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Air traffic controllers observe a plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport in 2017. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Air ...
Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more Americans to question ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that Vaughn College will train some FAA controllers on campus as part of a new, nationwide program. The small college in Queens is about to play ...
Ensuring adequate staffing and training for air traffic controllers—an essential part of maintaining the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS)—has been a challenge for the ...
Oklahoma's congressional delegation is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to reconsider plans to expand some air traffic controller training outside Oklahoma City. A report published last year ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Hailee Williamson calmly directs a virtual airplane to land on a runway that looks exactly like one at the airport in Oklahoma City where the Federal Aviation Administration ...
Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...
Contract air traffic control service provider Midwest ATC has obtained an exemption from the FAA that allows student controllers to use classroom and simulator training as credit toward a facility ...
A critical shortage of 3,800 air traffic controllers is because of the Federal Aviation Administration’s DEI practices leaving a “gaping hole” in recruitment, a lawyer claimed to The Post. Over 1,000 ...