Read more National Air Traffic Controllers Association stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22353/national-air-traffic-controllers-association.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:03:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/54134/mont-plane-didnt-report-trouble-ntsb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe plane that crashed yesterday in Montana, killing all 14 aboard, gave no indication to air traffic controllers that the aircraft was experiencing difficulty when the pilot asked to divert to an airport in Butte, a federal safety official said today. There was "no indication of any trouble when the...http://www.newser.com/story/54134/mont-plane-didnt-report-trouble-ntsb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 11:19:35 CDThttp://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/20880/planes-nearly-collide-over-pittsburgh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA quick nosedive by a Delta pilot narrowly averted a mid-air collision of two passenger planes over Pittsburgh this morning, after an air traffic control trainee told a Delta pilot to turn into another jet’s path. The planes, carrying 120 passengers between them, missed each other by a scant 400...http://www.newser.com/story/20880/planes-nearly-collide-over-pittsburgh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Mar 2008 9:03:36 CSThttp://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 CST