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Q: My son completed an Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program over a year ago. He took the test; received a 98%. He was selected in a bid, interviewed, offered a job, passed the ...
Even the most experienced air traffic controller could be undermined by runaway emotions. That’s where self-control comes into play, says Alex Cisneros, an air traffic controller at Southern ...
Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.
The agency is under pressure to modernize outdated air traffic control systems that have contributed to a series of outages, near-misses and deadly accidents in recent months.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The U.S. is facing a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. Ohio State’s aviation center hopes to help. “A lot of other collegiate aviation programs have ...
Based on the goals set for 2024, the FAA falls short of the 3,055 professional controllers and controllers in training who are needed throughout all U.S. air traffic control facilities.
The controller will advise the person in charge of the operation, either the air traffic control supervisor or Controller in Charge, of the pertinent information such as aircraft type, number of ...
An air traffic controller who works the airspace around Newark, N.J. talks about what it was like to lose radar and communication systems during a shift, and how the situation got to be so bad.