Years of Data Show US Air Traffic Control System ‘Straining at the Seams’

Austin's 'dire' air traffic controller shortage raises risk of flight delays - Austin Monitor

A shortage of air traffic controllers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) has increasingly forced federal officials to slow the pace of arriving flights, at times holding planes on the ground in other cities to avoid overwhelming the tower. The delays… The post Austin’s ‘dire’ air traffic controller shortage raises risk of flight delays appeared first on Austin Monitor.

Years of data show US air traffic control system ‘straining at the seams’

Near collisions, equipment failures and staff shortages have left pilots and controllers stressed

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