FAA to speed up training for air controllers
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The change is among several announced in Longmont to help offset a looming retirement boom. Longmont - With 11,000 air traffic controllers expected to retire soon, the Federal Aviation Administration will
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Controlling the number of flights during peak periods at three New York City-area airports is one of the measures the government may propose to ease chronic air travel delays across the nation.
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U.S. Army officials said on Monday  they were pressing ahead with three new aircraft programs and  stepping up pilot training to reflect lessons learned in Iraq.
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The number of certified air traffic controllers is the lowest in more than a decade, raising concerns from members of Congress and outside analysts about the possibility of fatigue.
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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said today that the agency would propose allowing airline pilots to fly until they are 65 years old.
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To keep up with air-traffic growth and avoid massive delays, the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday said it plans to hire 12,500 controllers during the next 10 years.
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The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it would hire 12,500 replacements to fill the jobs of 11,700 air traffic controllers expected to retire by 2015.
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Three recent close calls involving commercial aircraft illustrate the need for systems that can quickly warn pilots about dangers on runways, federal safety officials said Tuesday.
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The Federal Aviation Administration announced a plan yesterday to hire 12,500 air traffic controllers over the next 10 years, in an effort to replace nearly three-quarters of the agency&#39;s
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The Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its oversight of air carriers and passengers who bring hazardous materials onto airplanes, according to a report released yesterday
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The Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its software acquisition process and overcome weaknesses that could lead to cost overruns, schedule delays and performance shortfalls, the Government Accountability Office has concluded in two new
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The U.S. military plans to speed up the training of Iraq's army by tripling its number of embedded trainers to about 9,000, while keeping a close eye on units' sectarian loyalties, a U.S. general said on Sunday.
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The US continues to work to ease airspace congestion, the head of the FAA told reporters at a Monitor breakfast Wednesday. On Thursday, the FAA is expected to award a contract for a new air traffic control system.
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The Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its oversight of air carriers and passengers who bring hazardous materials onto airplanes, according to a report released yesterday by the Department of Transportation's inspector general.
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A shortage of experienced air traffic controllers has resulted in a "staffing emergency" that is jeopardizing safety in the sky and on runways in Atlanta, Chicago, New York and Southern California, according to the union representing the nation's 14,800 controllers.
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Federal Aviation Administration officials unveiled a plan Tuesday to replace three-quarters of the air traffic controller workforce by hiring 12,500 controllers during the next decade.
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Air traffic controllers say they have to keep track of more airplanes with fewer people as the Federal Aviation Administration tries to control costs for operating air traffic control facilities.