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  • Cypriot air traffic control is short-staffed
  • LaGuardia Air Traffic Controllers Under Scrutiny Over Crash That Killed 2 Pilots
  • India’s ambition to grow passenger traffic places emphasis on those managing the skies: Civil Aviation Minister

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ekathimerini.com /1 month ago

Cypriot air traffic control is short-staffed

Cyprus' air traffic control system is operating with around 90 controllers, compared with a requirement of 140.

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insurancejournal.com /1 month ago

LaGuardia Air Traffic Controllers Under Scrutiny Over Crash That Killed 2 Pilots

Two air traffic controllers could be fired for leaving the tower at New York’s LaGuardia Airport about an hour early on the night that an Air Canada jet smashed into a fire truck c...

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thehindubusinessline.com /2 days ago

India’s ambition to grow passenger traffic places emphasis on those managing the skies: Civil Aviation Minister

As India prepares for a five-fold increase in air passenger traffic by 2047, the spotlight is on the thousands of air traffic controllers who keep the skies safe, making split-seco...

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aerotime.aero /1 month ago

LaGuardia controllers face FAA firing for leaving early before fatal runway crash

Two air traffic controllers at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) face being fired after the Federal Aviation Administration… The post LaGuardia controllers face FAA firing for leavi...

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australianaviation.com.au /1 month ago

Sydney tops the list for air traffic controller sick leave

In data obtained by The Australian under freedom of information laws, Sydney ATCs took an average of 17 days of sick leave in the year ending 30 June, compared to Brisbane at 13.5,...

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travelweek.ca /1 month ago

Air traffic controllers left work an hour early before deadly Air Canada crash

There were only two people left in the tower to direct an unusual flurry of flights.

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jalopnik.com /1 month ago

FAA Fires Two LaGuardia Controllers For Leaving Work Early Before Fatal Crash

Veteran controllers revealed that it was common for shift supervisors to let overworked controllers go home early as a reward.

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amny.com /1 month ago

Two LaGuardia air traffic controllers allegedly left work early before deadly crash: Report

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) found that two air traffic controllers left work early before a deadly collision occurred at LaGuardia Airport in March, according to a re...

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cleveland.com /1 month ago

Stop holding back air traffic controllers’ pay raise, senators tell FAA boss

The agency said the increase is pending operational efficiency benchmarks.

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abc7ny.com /1 month ago

2 air traffic controllers left early on night of deadly LaGuardia Air Canada plane crash at New York airport, FAA finds

2 air traffic controllers left early on the night of a deadly LaGuardia Air Canada plane crash at the New York airport, the FAA found.

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australianaviation.com.au /1 month ago

Airservices to boost ATC overtime pay during school holidays

As reported in The Australian, an “enhanced school holiday overtime incentive” will pay ATCs 300 per cent overtime, instead of 190 per cent, for working extra shifts during the Sep...

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supplychainbrain.com /4 days ago

FAA, Air Traffic Controllers’ Union Reach Agreement on Pay Bump

The delayed pay bump agitated an already-demoralized workforce that’s borne the brunt of recurring government shutdowns.

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onemileatatime.com /1 month ago

FAA Firing Two Air Traffic Controllers For Leaving Early Night Of Deadly LaGuardia Air Canada Accident

In March 2026, we saw an Air Canada Jazz CRJ-900 collide with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport (LGA), claiming the lives of two pilots, and injuring dozens of others.

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thedailymash.co.uk /1 month ago

Air traffic control sick of all these bloody planes

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onemileatatime.com /5 days ago

Fun: FAA Will Let Air Traffic Controllers Ride In Airline Cockpit Jumpseats

The FAA is reinstating its Flight Deck Training program, letting air traffic controllers apply to ride in the jumpseat on eligible flights to see pilots' workload firsthand.

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wsvn.com /2 weeks ago

Meet the air traffic controller who flies himself to work

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Jake Hutzler spends his workdays directing planes from an airport tower. Once a week, he gets there by strapping a propeller...

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arstechnica.com /1 month ago

FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion

FAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.

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insurancejournal.com /4 weeks ago

This Week’s Northeast Disruption Puts Spotlight on Aging Air Traffic System

Communications failures that snarled hundreds of flights across the Northeast on Monday have put the spotlight back on the aging systems that air traffic controllers rely on in the...

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wkbn.com /2 weeks ago

Meet the air traffic controller who flies himself to work

Before his commute, the 28-year-old air traffic controller lays out a large wing on the road outside his apartment complex, fires up the motor and starts running. Within seconds, h...

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spectrumlocalnews.com /1 week ago

FAA tests AI tool as future air traffic controllers train at SUNY Schenectady

For students training to work in the towers, the question is what it will mean for their jobs.

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

Australian airlines propose shutting Sydney ATC at night

Airlines for Australia has proposed closing Sydney Kingsford Smith’s control tower at night to allow for two overnight air traffic controllers to move to daytime shifts and help ea...

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scotsman.com /1 month ago

Airlines hit out at air traffic control system after cancelled flights and delays

National Air Traffic Services blamed a ‘connectivity issue’

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wkbn.com /1 month ago

Air traffic control calamity disrupting hundreds of US flights spotlights the aging system

Communications failures that snarled hundreds of flights across the Northeast on Monday have put the spotlight back on the aging systems that air traffic controllers rely on in the...

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

Qantas seeks fix to Sydney ATC staff shortage

Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) has called for chronic air traffic controller shortages at Sydney Kingsford Smith to be addressed after related delays affected around 60,000 o...

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