Senators demand increased air traffic control funding after fatal DC-area collision
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., on Wednesday released a letter demanding action from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the wake of the fatal ...
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Maryland, Virginia leaders team to write letter to FAA seeking answers after DCA crash
Maryland and Virginia lawmakers are seeking answers from the Federal Aviation Administration on how it plans to protect the ...
How common are US commercial airplane crashes? Here's what the data shows
More than 80 commercial planes have crashed in the U.S. since 1970.
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‘Safety must not be compromised’: DC-area lawmakers express concern over DOGE interfering with FAA
In the wake of last month’s deadly collision right outside of Regan National Airport (DCA), lawmakers from D.C., Maryland and ...
Chicago has not been immune from air traffic controller shortages in recent years
Air traffic controller staffing has faced renewed attention after a January plane crash in Washington, D.C. Chicago has not ...
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Air traffic controller shortages are a nationwide problem
Based on 2024 targets set by the FAA and the air traffic controllers' union. Does not include ARTCCs; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals A huge share of the country's air traffic control facilities are ...
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Air traffic control for drones: Engineers introduce low-cost UAV detection technology
With the exponential rise in drone activity, safely managing low-flying airspace has become challenging — especially in ...
One week later: What we know about the deadly medical jet crash in Northeast Philly
It's been one week since the devastating crash of a medical jet in Northeast Philadelphia. Here's what we know so far.
What we know about the American Airlines plane and Army helicopter crash over D.C.'s Potomac River
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers. Here's what we know about the incident so far.
Bodies of all 10 victims of Alaska plane crash have been recovered and ID’d, officials say
The bodies of all 10 people who were killed when a regional airline flight crashed off the coast of western Alaska have been ...
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Mid-air collision renews concerns about air traffic controller shortage in the U.S.
The mid-air collision at Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people is sparking a conversation that’s been going on for ...
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC
The President says the crash wouldn’t have happened if the air traffic control computer system was newer, and he plans to ...