The FAA extended flight reductions at Newark Liberty International Airport through October 2026 to alleviate strain on the busy hub amid ongoing air traffic control staffing and equipment challenges https://t.co/Grr6xO8AKi ...

FAA’s ‘Hiring Supercharge’ Hits A Bottleneck—Not Enough Instructors To Train New Air Traffic Recruits https://t.co/h3wpJ2kRw6 https://t.co/j9cBKp2Zxu ...

FAA’s ‘Hiring Supercharge’ Hits A Bottleneck—Not Enough Instructors To Train New Air Traffic Recruitshttps://t.co/4BLvI8ismw https://t.co/3CpCc0X8cs ...

Regulatory Concerns - FAA is criticized by a Newark air traffic official, likened to 'criminal negligence' [1] Operational Risks - Potential safety risks due to FAA's actions [1]

Industry Challenge - FAA面临挑战：增加空中交通管制员的招聘，但缺乏足够的教员来培训新员工 [1]

Infrastructure & Investment - The industry needs to update air traffic control infrastructure and technology [1] - The industry has received $12.5 billion as a down payment for infrastructure updates [1] - An additional $31.5 billion is required to complete the air traffic control infrastructure project [1] - The industry anticipates a 10 to 20x return on investment in air traffic control [2] Air Traffic Controller Workforce - Shortage of air traffic controllers contributes to flight delays [2] - The industry is streamlining the application process to attract more air traffic controllers [2] - The air traffic controller academy has a 35% washout rate [3] - The industry is prioritizing the best-qualified candidates for the academy [3] - The industry is offering a 20% upfront bonus to controllers who stay on after 25 years of service [5] - The industry faces a deficit of 3,000 air traffic controllers [5]

A watchdog for the US Transportation Department has initiated a probe into the decision to relocate a key piece of Newark Liberty International Airport’s air traffic control to Philadelphia from New York https://t.co/1XEj8BhhzJ ...

Industry Overview - Air traffic control is a male-dominated industry, with a significantly lower chance (0.3%) for women to succeed compared to men (3%) [1] - The air traffic control facility in Abu Dhabi handles over 1 million aircraft movements annually, averaging 2,700 aircraft movements per day [2] - There are three types of air traffic control: tower control, approach control, and area control [5][7][9] Air Traffic Control Functions - Tower controllers manage aircraft during takeoff, landing, and taxiing at the airport [5][10] - Approach controllers manage aircraft within a 50 to 100 kilometer radius of the airport, lining them up for landing [7][11] - Area controllers provide instructions for aircraft altitude and flight path, ensuring safe climb and cruise [9][12] Key Skills for Air Traffic Controllers - Calmness in high-pressure situations is crucial for making calculated decisions to ensure the safety of thousands of lives [13] - Assertive decision-making is necessary for air traffic controllers to be confident and sure in their actions [14] - Mental math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, are essential for calculating distance, speed, and time [15] - Situational awareness, both in 2D and 3D, is vital for visualizing aircraft positions and altitudes [16] - Emotional compartmentalization is important for maintaining mental health and focusing on the job [17]

For those of you on the right hand side, you probably saw the airplane kind of sort of coming at us. Um, nobody told us about it and so we continued and air traffic. There's no radar here.So there the tower is controlled or excuse me, the tower does everything visually. And so they said report about a 6 mile you're 6 milesi from the airport. So we did that.I think he realized that the spacing wasn't going to work and he said turn right. Um, and I looked over and there was an airplane, which those of you on ...