After offering buyouts to air traffic controllers, Trump administration says they’re exempt from ‘early retirement’ following deadly plane crashes
Air traffic controllers are exempt from a buyout offer President Trump’s administration introduced last week to nearly 2 million federal workers, including controllers. The clarification follows two deadly plane crashes,
DC plane crash: NTSB on air traffic control tower staffing, last-second communications
The NTSB says when the Jan. 29 collision between a passenger plane and helicopter occurred, the air traffic control tower had five persons on duty.
Air Traffic Control Staffing Issues in Spotlight After DC Plane Crash
Issues with air traffic control staffing are under the spotlight following the fatal mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter in Washington D.C. on Wednesday that killed 67 people.
Trump Administration Exempts Safety Workers, Air Traffic Controllers From Resignation Offer
The FAA has previously said it is 3,000 controllers behind staffing targets. A union representing controllers said there are about 10,800 certified controllers -- about the same a
Transportation Secretary Says ‘No Early Retirement’ for Air Traffic Controllers
The new secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, appeared to walk back an enticement to retire, saying F.A.A. safety workers were exempt from the offer for federal workers.
Air Traffic Controllers First Learned They Were Exempt From Trump’s Buyout From CNN
The air traffic controllers union had asked for clarification on whether members were eligible for the federal buyout and only received confirmation from a report on CNN.
Former Air Traffic Controller reacts to President Trump's DEI comments
The worst aerial disaster in the past decade sent shockwaves through the aviation community, including a former Air Traffic Controller in Lancaster County.
Salvage crews recover engine, large portion of jet from river after deadly air crash near DC
Salvage crews have recovered an engine and large pieces of fuselage and are working to retrieve a wing from the wreckage of a ...
Families visit crash site days after the deadliest US air disaster in a generation
Families of victims of the deadliest U.S. air disaster in a nearly in 25 years visited the crash site just outside Washington ...
No survivors expected after air ambulance carrying 6 crashes in Philadelphia; 1 victim on ground killed
Among the people on board was a child who had come to the U.S. for "life-saving treatment" and was going back home, a ...
'We have a lost aircraft': listen to Philadelphia air traffic control audio before crash
A recording obtained by this news organization contains chatter between airport tower employees and crew on the small plane ...
Start your week smart: Trump tariffs, DC air collision, hostages released, medevac jet crash, FAA system outage
Today is that most sacred of American holidays. A day when people from all walks of life set aside their differences and ...
Washington air crash: Why are investigators focused on night-vision goggles?
For military pilots, night-vision goggles are used just as commonly as they are by troops on the ground. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Search for victims in D.C. plane crash continues in Potomac River
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into ...
New details emerge following air ambulance crash in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities sifted through burned cars and charred debris Saturday to gather clues that might explain why ...
South Korea wants to rebuild aviation safety system after crash, fire incidents
South Korea aims to rebuild its aviation safety system from scratch, the transport ministry said on Tuesday, launching a new ...