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285 of 313 Air Traffic Control Facilities Are Understaffed
Persistent staff shortages have raised safety concerns. At many facilities, staffing is so low that at least a quarter of the work force is missing.The New York Times - 45m -
Air traffic controllers union responds to Trump's DEI attacks
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Air traffic control union president on plane crash
Nick Daniels, the president of the National Air Traffic Controllers' Association, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the deadly midair collision over Washington D.C.'s Potomac River.CBS News - 14h -
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Audio captures air traffic control at moment of DC crash
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Former National Air Traffic Controllers' Association president on midair plane crash
In the final moments before the collision near D.C., air traffic control recordings show the controller on duty asking the helicopter if it could see the airliner. Paul Rinaldi, former president of ...CBS News - 1d -
Listen: Air traffic controllers appear to try to stop collision
Audio from moments before collision captures controllers asking the military helicopter if it has seen the passenger jet.BBC News - 1d -
Air traffic controller audio sheds light on DC plane-helicopter crash
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