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...the errors boil down to a controller experience issue. “Right now we have 16-year-olds teaching 15-year-olds how to drive,” he said. “We...

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Burdened by an increasingly inexperienced workforce and a continuation of failed staffing and labor relations policies, the Federal Aviation...

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The FAA plans to implement a new program in order to attract more new hires to the quickly diminishing air traffic controller workforce. In a...

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Air Controllers, U.S. Ask Panel to Settle Pay Row in 30 Days - Bloomberg.com

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09/28/2005 Announcing a major new national public education campaign, America's air traffic controllers called on the FAA to address serious...

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Air traffic controllers are hopeful of having a greater voice and input in how the air traffic control system is modernized in the Obama...

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07/25/2005 Once again, the Federal Aviation Administration's failure to address an ongoing frequency problem at Washington Center, in...

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After a one-day delay due to a controller shortage, the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday rammed through its ill-advised and inefficient...

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The National Air Traffic Controllers Association today is giving its endorsement for president to Senator Barack Obama, a champion of fair...

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The nation’s busiest air traffic control facility, Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center, is currently the site of a dangerous mold and fungus...

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With two months left in the fiscal year Atlanta TRACON, the radar facility for the busiest airport in the world, has close to doubled last fiscal...

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December 3, 2008 The airspace around the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International, is safe, thanks to the dedication...

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As NATCA reported last week, an air traffic controller forced to work alone due to extreme understaffing in the radar facility that handles...

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Despite repeated safety warnings and fierce opposition from air traffic controllers and a bipartisan Congressional coalition, the Federal Aviation...

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An overloaded Washington Center air traffic controller struggling to handle a dozen planes in challenging conditions twice asked Federal Aviation...

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The Department of Commerce announced today that it is moving forward with controversial plans to close the National Weather Service Center Weather...

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New York TRACON (Terminal Radar Approach Control) air traffic controller Patrick Harten testified before the House Aviation Subcommittee today that...

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CONTROLLER PLAYS CRUCIAL ROLE IN SAVING INFANT’S LIFE NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION (NATCA) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6,...

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Just in time for Thanksgiving, President Bush and Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announce today the opening of three new...

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FAA AND NATCA REACH LANDMARK LABOR AGREEMENT 08/13/2009 For Immediate Release August 13, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Federal...

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