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 ...
Air traffic controller left early from work before crash: report
An air traffic controller at Reagan National Airport reportedly left early on Wednesday before the deadly collision between ...
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, ...
‘A matter of mere seconds’: Fmr. air traffic controller breaks down Philadelphia & DC plane crashes
Late Friday night, a small jet crashed in northeast Philadelphia, killing all 6 on board and one person on the ground. This ...
DC plane crash: NTSB on air traffic control tower staffing, last-second communications
The NTSB says when the Jan. 29 collision between a passenger plane and helicopter occurred, the air traffic control tower had ...
Data: US air traffic control centers understaffed
Data from the Federal Aviation Administration is showing the scale of staffing issues that air traffic control centers in the ...
Air Traffic Control Offices Are in Chaos in Trump’s New Administration
Even before the plane crash near D.C., air traffic control offices were in a state of Trumpian despair, sources say.
NTSB Has Interviewed Air-Traffic Controller at Reagan Airport Tower During Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has interviewed the air-traffic controller who was working at the time of the midair ...
'We have a lost aircraft': listen to Philadelphia air traffic control audio before crash
A recording obtained by this news organization contains chatter between airport tower employees and crew on the small plane ...
DC flight collision sheds light on air traffic controller shortage in US; Local aviators weigh in
DC flight collision sheds light on air traffic controller shortage in US; Local aviators weigh in As the investigation into ...
'We have a lost aircraft': Philadelphia air traffic control tried to reach doomed plane
Air traffic control communications reveal the moments when controllers tried to reach a doomed jet in Philadelphia, which ...
Air Traffic Control Staffing Issues in Spotlight After DC Plane Crash
Issues with air traffic control staffing are under the spotlight following the fatal mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter in Washington D.C. on Wednesday that ...