The government shutdown and recent accidents have shown the Air Traffic Control system’s vulnerability. It should be turned into an independent, nonprofit organization removed from politics. The ...

Almost everyone agrees that the US air traffic control system is broken. Longstanding staffing shortages. Antiquated technology. And now, air traffic controllers are caught in the middle of a ...

As of today, we are living through the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, surpassing the 35-day shutdown of 2019 during the first Trump administration. Since 1980, there have been 11 ...

Air traffic controller shortages are causing delays at airports nationwide. The FAA said multiple air traffic control centers were experiencing staffing issues. Major airports, such as JFK, Newark, ...

At least two Canadian airports have been forced to intermittently shut down their control towers, as experts warn that air traffic staffing shortages across North America could lead to plane crashes.

The impact of the federal government shutdown on the air traffic control system in the United States could linger on well beyond the reopening of the government. From safety redundancies and ...

The FAA's training academy in Oklahoma City is operating in spite of the government shutdown, but air traffic control trainees are still feeling its impact. We've heard a lot about how the government ...

Gas-lift (GL) operational inefficiencies are responsible for up to 5% of production shortfall in a typical oil well. A key difficulty is that surveillance, intervention, and optimization activities ...

The Federal Aviation Administration said late Sunday that air traffic control staffing issues were delaying travel at airports in Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and Newark as a U.S. government shutdown hit ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said late Sunday that air traffic control staffing issues were delaying travel at airports in Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and Newark as ...

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