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Sheldon H. Jacobson: We are desperately short of air traffic controllers — could AI help close the gap?
Hoping to simply scale air traffic control operations with more of the same is certain to hit a roadblock. What occurred in ...
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FAA Restricts Flights at Newark, Pan Am Plans a Comeback, and Other Airline News This Week
It’s that time of the week again. Here are some of our top picks from the dozens of pieces of airline news that didn’t get their own story this past week. From the FAA imposing air traffic ...
United CEO Weighs in on Recent Issues at Newark
It’s indicative of the need to get back to full staffing and to upgrade the infrastructure and the technology and the facilities at the FAA.”United CEO Scott Kirby weighs in on recent issues at Newark ...
Equipment Problems Vexed Newark Airport Controllers for Years
Records show that air traffic controllers handling Newark Liberty International Airport flights have grappled with equipment ...
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1-second outage reported at Newark Airport's air traffic control facility over the weekend
NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Another outage at Newark Liberty International Airport was reported at the Air Traffic Control facility responsible for arrivals and departures this weekend. The ...
ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds
No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have become crucial to the Republican Trump administration’s push for ...