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Air traffic controllers appear to try to stop collision

NBC News on MSN · 59m

D.C. plane crash revives concerns about aviation safety and air traffic controller shortage

The fatal midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter followed a string of near misses at airports over the last several years.

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Is there an air traffic controller shortage? Deadly midair collision raises concerns

Amid increased concerns about aviation safety, here's how many air traffic controllers there are in the U.S., and how the hiring process works.

Salon on MSN · 3h

"Not normal": Air traffic controllers were stretched thin during D.C. crash, per report

A 2023 report determined that over 99% of American airports lacked critical air traffic control staffing. Aggressively recruiting qualified employees was a top priority for transportation officials under President Joe Biden, but policy reversals last week pumped the brakes on hirings.

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Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries

At a news conference, Trump read a list of conditions he called disqualifying, but his administration started such hiring in ...

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San Carlos Airport set to lose air traffic controllers amid pay dispute

The San Carlos Airport (SQL) in San Mateo County will no longer have air traffic controllers starting in February following a ...

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Trump sparks outcry with implication that DEI policies are at fault in D.C. midair collision

In his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump on Thursday implied ...

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Air traffic controller told helicopter to ‘pass behind’ commercial plan before fatal collision in D.C., recordings say

PAT-25, do you have the CRJ in sight?” the controller asks the helicopter pilot, according to audio posted by the Associated ...

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