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Air traffic control chaos affecting 700,000 passengers was made worse when an engineer couldn't log in remotely

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 10:31

CRAWLEY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 28: People wait near check-in desks at Gatwick Airport on August 28, 2023 in Crawley, United Kingdom. — Passengers at London Gatwick Airport on the day of the incident in August 2023.
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A Southwest flight appeared to take off from a closed runway that had a vehicle on it without being cleared by air traffic control

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 10:40

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-76N prepares for takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport on March 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. — A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737.
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France is so scared of strikes messing up the Olympics that it is letting air traffic controllers show up 3 hours late to work, and leave 3 hours early

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 08:18

An air traffic control tower at sunset. — An air traffic control tower.
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Air traffic controllers are overworked and stressed — and that's dangerous for safe flying

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 07:32

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 04: The Kansas City Chiefs United Airlines flight comes in for a landing behind the air traffic control tower for Super Bowl LVIII at Harry Reid International Airport on February 04, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. — A United Airlines plane lands at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
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Hear how JFK air traffic controllers guided a Chinese cargo plane back to safety after an engine failed due to a bird strike

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 10:19

A China Cargo Boeing 777 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Tuesday 8th of August 2023. — A China Cargo Boeing 777.
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I'm a former air traffic controller and I'm not alarmed by the recent number of close call collisions. Passengers shouldn't be either — here's why.

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 05:17

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Airline collision close calls are on the rise partly because there's not enough people working the high-paid, high-stress job that prevents them

Tue, 08/22/2023 - 15:08

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