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FAA, air traffic controllers extend contract to mid-2016updated: Wed Mar 14 2012 14:54:00

Federal officials and the nation's 15,000 air traffic controllers announced Wednesday they are extending an existing work contract for another four years.

Jeep on runway in Philly causes controllers to scrambleupdated: Fri Mar 02 2012 11:16:00

A passenger jet was just seconds away from landing Thursday at Philadelphia International Airport when a Jeep broke through a chain-link fence and drove onto several runways, forcing a number of planes to circle the area, according to an air traffic controller familiar with the incident.

Jeep races down runway, diverts planesupdated: Fri Mar 02 2012 11:16:00

An airplane was seconds away from landing at Philadelphia International Airport when a Jeep drove across several runways.

NTSB report on near collision in Mississippi cites controller, towerupdated: Thu Jan 19 2012 12:10:00

An air traffic controller unintentionally placed a passenger jet and a single-engine plane on a collision course at a Mississippi airport last summer, causing the planes to pass within 300 feet of each other in midair, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Program puts controllers near pilot's seatupdated: Tue Aug 16 2011 15:08:00

All day, almost every day, air traffic controller Chris Boughn talks to pilots.

FAA, air traffic controllers agree on new fatigue rulesupdated: Fri Jul 01 2011 17:53:00

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association announced details Friday of a new agreement on fatigue recommendations in the aftermath of several incidents involving controllers falling asleep on the job.

Sleeping controller prompts FAA reviewupdated: Fri Jul 01 2011 17:53:00

The FAA has ordered a review of the entire air traffic control system because of an incident at Reagan National Airport.

Air traffic controllers try to take control of tarnished imageupdated: Wed May 11 2011 17:02:00

Stung by stories of air traffic controllers asleep at the scope, the union representing FAA controllers has released a video in an effort to restore the image of controllers as icons of coolness and professionalism.

NTSB urges fatigue-fighting strategies for air traffic controllersupdated: Mon Apr 25 2011 17:25:00

The National Transportation Safety Board hopes air traffic controllers may soon benefit from long-standing research into worker fatigue by implementing strategies that include intentional sleeping on the job, the use of caffeine and other methods shown by science to deal with the overnight shift.

FAA chief 'infuriated' by sleeping air traffic controllersupdated: Mon Apr 18 2011 16:06:00

Top officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the air traffic controllers' union kicked off a cross-country tour of air traffic control facilities on Monday, two days after a seventh reported case this year of a controller falling asleep on the job.

Air traffic chief resignsupdated: Fri Apr 15 2011 02:10:00

The Federal Aviation Administration official in charge of operating the air traffic control system has resigned.

FAA official out amid sleeping-on-the-job casesupdated: Fri Apr 15 2011 02:10:00

The Federal Aviation Administration official in charge of operating the air traffic control system has resigned amid revelations that several controllers have fallen asleep on the job this year, the FAA chief said Thursday.

A new controller apparently falls asleep, sparking change and outrageupdated: Thu Apr 14 2011 09:11:00

Another air traffic controller apparently fell asleep while on duty, a problem that is prompting the government to put an extra staffer on midnight shifts at more than two dozen control towers across the country.

Memo blasts air traffic controller and supervisor over 'kids' incidentupdated: Mon Mar 08 2010 02:20:00

"Unauthorized and unprofessional" is how an internal memo describes the conduct of an air traffic controller, who allegedly allowed his two young children to speak with pilots on an air traffic control frequency, and his supervisor, who allegedly allowed it to happen.

Children talk to pilots at JFKupdated: Mon Mar 08 2010 02:20:00

An air traffic controller sparks outrage after he brings his son and daughter to work and lets them talk to pilots.

Air traffic controller, supervisor on leave after kids talk to pilotsupdated: Wed Mar 03 2010 21:46:00

An air traffic controller and his supervisor are under investigation because the controller allegedly brought his two small children into the control tower and allowed them to speak with pilots on an air traffic control frequency.

Major runway closing at JFK airportupdated: Sun Feb 28 2010 03:09:00

New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport isn't exactly the poster child for on-time departures and things may get worse before they get better for travelers using the airport this spring.

FAA: Glitch fixed after causing flight delaysupdated: Thu Nov 19 2009 13:34:00

The failed computer system that caused flight delays across the country has been restored, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday.

Feds clarify description of Hudson River air collisionupdated: Mon Aug 17 2009 22:49:00

Federal officials Monday clarified their description of what an air traffic controller at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport could have seen on radar just before a tour helicopter collided with a small plane over the Hudson River.

New Hudson collision videoupdated: Fri Aug 14 2009 22:54:00

Retired airline captain Jim Tilmon joins Anderson to analyze new video of the collision above the waters of the Hudson River.

Hudson air crash probe focuses on controller; union cries foulupdated: Fri Aug 14 2009 22:54:00

Investigators probing last weekend's fatal aircraft collision over New York's Hudson River focused Friday on an air traffic controller, though union leaders angrily said the controller could have done nothing to prevent the crash.

FAA suspends 2 air traffic controllers over Hudson crashupdated: Fri Aug 14 2009 07:23:00

The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended two air traffic controllers over last week's collision of two aircraft over the Hudson River that killed nine people, a spokeswoman said.

Preliminary agreement reached with air traffic controllersupdated: Thu Aug 13 2009 15:49:00

The Obama administration has reached a tentative three-year agreement with the nation's air traffic controllers over pay and working conditions which could end a period of open hostility between controllers and their employer.

Passenger lands turboprop plane after pilot diesupdated: Tue Apr 14 2009 09:23:00

It's a nightmarish scenario straight out of the movies: A passenger is forced to land a plane after its pilot becomes incapacitated.

New runways open at 3 of nation's busiest airportsupdated: Thu Nov 20 2008 10:50:00

Brand new runways are opening at three major airports Thursday, giving the aviation community something to cheer about in a year of dismal economic and travel news.

2nd possible near collision at JFK in a weekupdated: Sat Jul 12 2008 11:21:00

An incident involving two airborne passenger jets on Friday has raised questions of a second possible near collision within a week at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Time.com: Air Traffic Controller Sounds Alarmupdated: Sat Apr 26 2008 12:00:00

Runway incursions are on the rise and an air traffic vet thinks he knows why

Air traffic controllers' union: Shortages hurting safetyupdated: Fri Jan 11 2008 10:42:00

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.

Airline delaysupdated: Mon Nov 05 2007 11:29:00

A former air traffic controller tells CNN's John Roberts why he believes airline delays are growing nationwide.

Savvy travelers find ways to avoid airport delaysupdated: Mon Nov 05 2007 11:29:00

At wit's end, Jay Lenstrom, chief executive of Chicago-based Radiate Group, decided to hit the road.

Air traffic controllers, FAA bitterly dispute safety in the skiesupdated: Sun Sep 02 2007 21:45:00

The next time you board an airliner and buckle your seat belt, you are about to fly through a bitter labor dispute between some of the people most responsible for your safety in the skies.

Planes wait while controller takes potty breakupdated: Wed Apr 11 2007 20:32:00

Two airliners had to circle for 18 minutes and a plane ferrying human lungs for transplant was briefly delayed Friday while an airport's lone air traffic controller took a bathroom break, the controller's union said.

Union: D.C. radar glitch hides planesupdated: Fri Sep 30 2005 18:09:00

An air traffic controllers union Thursday warned that a software glitch renders some planes flying over the nation's capital temporarily "invisible" to radar, but the Federal Aviation Administration dismissed the warning as a tactic in contract talks.

Fortune: ONE REASON NOT TO GET A WINDOW SEATupdated: Mon Jun 12 1995 00:01:00

As if the terrible airline crashes last year weren't bad enough, Federal Aviation Administration figures show that the number of near misses took off 36% in 1994. No one seems to know why.

Fortune: How to buy a politician, responsibilism on Wall Street, our sensitive government, and other matters. THINKING ABOUT THE GAUNTLETupdated: Mon Oct 17 1994 00:01:00

-- Herewith a few things one has learned as a result of looking into the Federal Aviation Administration's suddenly infamous sensitivity training program, which the American people learned about on...

Fortune: WHY AIR TRAFFIC IS A MESS More people are flying, but the system is short of controllers, new technology, airport capacity, and updated: Mon Aug 17 1987 00:01:00

WHICH DO YOU hate more? Sitting around a crowded airport for hours wondering when your miserable flight will take off? Or roasting on the tarmac for an hour or two while the sun beats down and make...

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