LancasterOnline5dOpinion
In the wake of Potomac air crash, a local aviation expert offers insight into the air traffic controller profession [column]
I was a Federal Aviation Administration employee for 38 years, working as an air traffic controller at facilities in ...
justthenews6d
Air traffic controllers say FAA hiring practices, ‘immunity program,’ led to DC plane crash
Air traffic controllers say an FAA “immunity program” fails to hold people accountable for their mistakes, even with deadly consequences.
Reconciliation still up in the air
Senate Republicans are moving ahead with a budget blueprint for their two-bill reconciliation strategy, while the House GOP ...
Flying3d
Raising ATC Retirement Age Not an ‘Effective Solution’ to Shortages, Union Says
Union responds to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s proposal to allow controllers to keep working after age 56.
Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer
The FAA basically decided the students were too white and the schools too elite, so in 2013 knocked them off the preferred hiring list,” claimed lawyer Michael Pearson.
Dothan Eagle3d
‘Gulf of America’ arrives on Google Maps
The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for U.S.-based users of Google Maps ...
New York Magazine4d
All the Federal Agencies DOGE Has Gotten Access To
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Musk said in a February 5 X post that he and DOGE “will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.” His announcement came days ...
Sporting News4d
Fewest yards in a Super Bowl: Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs offense gets shut down by Eagles in miserable first half
Philadelphia got the scoring started with an early touchdown. Kansas City failed to respond given the chances and played an uncharacteristically lousy half of football. Patrick Mahomes had two ...