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'Tipping point': Human air traffic controllers keep flyers safe. Should AI have a role?
“People are now paying attention," he said. “They put more airplanes in the sky than the system can absorb, and what’s happened is we've reached a tipping point. We have so much volume, and we have ...
Lone Newark air traffic controller who handled terrifying 90-second outage reveals it’s ‘only a matter of time before we have a fatal crash’
A veteran air traffic controller who was alone during the terrifying 90-second blackout at Newark Liberty International ...
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In Congress, did Sean Duffy vote against upgrading air traffic control systems? Here’s what we know
While serving in Congress, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy voted against a 2019 bill introduced during the nation’s longest government shutdown as an attempt to reopen transportation and housing ...
Air Traffic Controller Left 'Traumatized' and Placed on Leave After Being Only One on Duty During Terrifying 90-Second Blackout
An air traffic controller was left 'traumatized' and placed on leave after being the only one on duty for Newark Liberty ...
I'm a former air traffic controller. It's a stressful job and I worry controllers are being pushed past their limits.
Todd Sheridan Yeary spent 13 years as an air traffic controller in Chicago. He worked on 9/11 and says every day on the job ...