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‘Swans on the surface’: What it takes to be an air traffic controller

From fatigue management to orchestrating 3.9 million aircraft movements annually, a vast, unseen operation keeps Australia’s ...

Investigators to wrap up public hearings into fatal midair crash between Army chopper and airplane

The National Safety Board will wrap up its public testimony on Friday about the fatal midair crash between an Army helicopter ...

Tower failed to warn plane of Black Hawk’s path before D.C. crash, FAA says

It was the first acknowledgment by the Federal Aviation Administration of a possible error by the controller in the moments ...

NTSB questions flight training procedures as it probes DC plane crash

The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday continued to grill officials from the Army, air traffic controllers and ...

NTSB to probe air traffic control training, collision avoidance technology in second day of hearings on DC midair collision

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training and collision ...
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Radar problem caused mayhem in UK skies on Wednesday

The latest kerfuffle to stall flights in and out of Heathrow Airlines canceled more than 100 flights across the UK on ...

Army helicopter in DC plane crash was above altitude limit: NTSB

Investigators aim to uncover insights into what caused the crash between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter over Ronald Reagan National Airport.

UK air traffic control operator says 'technical issue' briefly caused flight delays

Britain’s air traffic control operator says a technical issue briefly caused flight delays in Britain before engineers were able to restore the system. The National Air Traffic Service, or ...