DOT’s firings raising anxieties beyond flying
Layoffs at the Department touched several areas that focus on safety, including studying roadway deaths and helping prevent pipeline leaks.
Transportation Sec. Duffy lays out 10 ways the FAA is working to upgrade air traffic control and make flying safer
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy listed things like using AI to comb through safety reports and replacing old floppy disks ...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to 'streamline' FAA hiring process amid air traffic control shortage
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday announced a plan to shorten the Federal Aviation Administration hiring process amid an air traffic control shortage.
The US is struggling to hire air traffic controllers. A surprising age limit and grueling schedules could fuel the problem
Millions of travelers rely on air traffic controllers every day to orchestrate high-speed maneuvers and help prevent planes from crashing. But a critical shortage has forced many to work “six days a ...
Sean Duffy proposes big plans to upgrade air traffic control systems, use AI to find 'hot spots'
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans to upgrade air traffic control systems across the U.S. and use artificial intelligence to identify other "hot spots" like Ronald Reagan Washington ...
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DOT: U.S. Air Cancellations Tick Up in December
The percentage of domestic flights canceled by U.S. carriers in December 2024 and for the full year ticked up from their prior-year comparisons, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter
An American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29 as the plane prepared to land at Washington, ...