Read more air traffic controllers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18339/air-traffic-controllers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:49:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66981/agencies-squabble-over-controllers-role-in-hudson-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe National Transportation Board's view of the events that caused last weekend's crash over the Hudson River doesn't jibe with the FAA's, the Wall Street Journal reports. The NTSB chronology released yesterday suggests that errors from air traffic controllers—one of whom was one the phone to his girlfriend at...http://www.newser.com/story/66981/agencies-squabble-over-controllers-role-in-hudson-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Aug 2009 8:30:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66871/air-traffic-controllers-suspended-over-hudson-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe two air traffic controllers on duty at Teterboro Airport during Saturday's mid-air collision over the Hudson River have been suspended and will likely be fired, the New York Daily News reports. Investigators have found that one of the men was on the phone to his girlfriend at the time...http://www.newser.com/story/66871/air-traffic-controllers-suspended-over-hudson-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 1:19:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61042/faa-may-shut-20-air-traffic-weather-offices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FAA may close 20 weather offices in air traffic control centers across the US, and instead connect all air traffic controllers to a pair of stations in Maryland and Missouri, the Washington Post reports. The money-saving plan would mean cutting controllers’ face-to-face contact with weather officials, something technology has...http://www.newser.com/story/61042/faa-may-shut-20-air-traffic-weather-offices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 7:22:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45177/faa-covering-up-serious-flight-errors-controllers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAir traffic controllers at one of the nation’s busiest airports are accusing the FAA of “covering up” potentially dangerous aircraft deviations on the tarmac, the Record of Bergen County reports. Newark Liberty International Airport recently redesigned the airspace in an effort to ease delays and increase efficiency, but controllers and...http://www.newser.com/story/45177/faa-covering-up-serious-flight-errors-controllers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Dec 2008 12:32:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43284/former-union-leader-in-line-for-faa-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s hoping to bring about long-needed reforms in aviation, but to do it, he’ll need the support of organized labor. Hence, reports the Wall Street Journal , the frontrunner for the top job at the Federal Aviation Administration is the head of the former pilots union, Duane Woerth. Air-traffic controllers...http://www.newser.com/story/43284/former-union-leader-in-line-for-faa-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Nov 2008 9:07:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40039/planes-sent-toward-storms-to-test-air-traffic-controller.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident in which four Orlando-bound passenger jets were rerouted on Saturday in an effort to train a new air traffic controller. The Daily Mail reports the jets were directed into an area where thunderstorms were raging and that one, a Virgin Atlantic plane,...http://www.newser.com/story/40039/planes-sent-toward-storms-to-test-air-traffic-controller.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Oct 2008 15:16:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35885/faa-glitch-causes-widespread-flight-delays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA computer glitch in an FAA computer system caused flight delays around the country today, the Wall Street Journal reports. The situation appeared to be easing this evening as airports—Atlanta, Chicago, and Boston were hardest hit—got back on track. The snag hit one of two FAA facilities that...http://www.newser.com/story/35885/faa-glitch-causes-widespread-flight-delays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18282/2007-was-2nd-worst-ever-for-plane-delays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's now official: 2007 was an awful year for airline delays—the worst since the record delays of 2000. More than 26% of domestic flights were delayed or canceled, due to huge demand and a growing swarm of small planes gobbling up runway space, reports the AP. The airline with...http://www.newser.com/story/18282/2007-was-2nd-worst-ever-for-plane-delays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Feb 2008 13:08:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13398/report-warns-of-runway-dangers-at-us-airports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLax federal oversight and overworked air-traffic controllers contribute to a "high risk" of a major runway collision at US airports, a new report warns. The GAO report cited 370 incidents on runways this year, near a dismal FAA record six years ago that set stricter oversight in motion, the AP...http://www.newser.com/story/13398/report-warns-of-runway-dangers-at-us-airports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Dec 2007 20:32:52 CST