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Over 90% Of 313 US Air Traffic Control Facilities Are Understaffed: Report
Days after a passenger jet and military helicopter collided in Washington DC, killing all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, a new report has revealed that air traffic facilities in the US are reeling under severe staff shortages.
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Washington Air Traffic Control Tower Was Short Staffed During Plane-Chopper Crash: Report
Staffing was "not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic" at the time of the deadly crash in US, an internal preliminary Federal Aviation Administration safety report said.
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Traffic Control Radar Shows Moment When US Jet Collided With Chopper
A footage is going viral on social media platforms showing the air traffic control room screen, which appears to show the radar view of an American Airlines plane colliding with a US military helicopter on Wednesday.
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Rahul Gandhi Chopper Take-Off Delayed, Congress Complains To Election Body
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, faced an unexpected delay today as his helicopter remained grounded in Jharkhand's Godda awaiting clearance from Air Traffic Control (ATC).
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Australian Air Traffic Controller Found Sleeping On Duty After 10 Night Shifts In 12 Days
Australia's air safety investigators have recommended reforms after a Brisbane air traffic controller was found asleep at his desk while covering an early-morning shift.
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Hyderabad-Kuala Lumpur Flight Turns Around After Engine Catches Fire Mid-Air
A Kuala Lumpur-bound flight originating from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad early Thursday morning was forced to return shortly after take-off due to a technical issue with its right engine.
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Thousands Of Flights Cancelled As French Air Traffic Controllers Strike
Thousands of flights were cancelled in France and Europe on Thursday as a strike by French air traffic controllers over pay caused stoppages not seen in decades.
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World's Largest Renewable Energy Park Now In India - 5 Times Larger Than Paris
A narrow airstrip that doesn't even have an air traffic controller to guide incoming planes and whose only infrastructure is a portable toilet and a make-shift office in a container is an unlikely gateway to the world's largest renewable energy park.
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Can AI Replace Air Traffic Controllers? A Pilot Says This
After hours of routine operations, an air traffic controller gets a radio call from a small aircraft whose cockpit indicators can't confirm that the plane's landing gear is extended for landing.
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Japan Airlines Says Jet Got Permission To Land Before Collision That Killed 5
Japanese investigators on Wednesday probed a near-catastrophic collision at Tokyo's Haneda Airport between a coast guard plane and a passenger jet that airline executives have said was given permission to land.
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Airports Authority Of India Releases Admit Card For Junior Executive Exam
The recruitment drive is being held to fill 496 vacancies of Junior Executives( Air Traffic Control) in the Airports Authority of India.
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Unidentified Flying Object Seen Near Imphal Airport, 2 Flights Diverted, 3 Delayed
Three flights in Imphal airport sat on the tarmac for over three hours and two incoming flights took a diversion towards Kolkata after the air traffic controllers reported an unidentified flying object near the runaway.
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SpiceJet Pilot Disturbed By Laser Lights During Landing At Kolkata Airport
The pilot of a Spice Jet aircraft was disturbed by a laser light show happening in vicinity of the Kolkata Airport yesterday. The pilot was distracted by the laser lights along the final approach path of the aircraft.
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Dog Enters Goa Airport Runway, Forces Vistara Flight To Return To Bengaluru
A Vistara flight returned to Bengaluru without landing at the Dabolim Airport in Goa after a stray dog was spotted on the runway by the Air Traffic Controller, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Virtual Chimneys, Air Filters: Mumbai's Plan To Tackle Pollution
Fitting vehicle-mounted air filters on 350 buses, setting up virtual chimneys at traffic congestion spots, installing air purification systems in select gardens are some technological measures being identified to control air pollution in Mumbai.
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Over 90% Of 313 US Air Traffic Control Facilities Are Understaffed: Report
Days after a passenger jet and military helicopter collided in Washington DC, killing all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, a new report has revealed that air traffic facilities in the US are reeling under severe staff shortages.
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Washington Air Traffic Control Tower Was Short Staffed During Plane-Chopper Crash: Report
Staffing was "not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic" at the time of the deadly crash in US, an internal preliminary Federal Aviation Administration safety report said.
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Traffic Control Radar Shows Moment When US Jet Collided With Chopper
A footage is going viral on social media platforms showing the air traffic control room screen, which appears to show the radar view of an American Airlines plane colliding with a US military helicopter on Wednesday.
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Rahul Gandhi Chopper Take-Off Delayed, Congress Complains To Election Body
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, faced an unexpected delay today as his helicopter remained grounded in Jharkhand's Godda awaiting clearance from Air Traffic Control (ATC).
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Australian Air Traffic Controller Found Sleeping On Duty After 10 Night Shifts In 12 Days
Australia's air safety investigators have recommended reforms after a Brisbane air traffic controller was found asleep at his desk while covering an early-morning shift.
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Hyderabad-Kuala Lumpur Flight Turns Around After Engine Catches Fire Mid-Air
A Kuala Lumpur-bound flight originating from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad early Thursday morning was forced to return shortly after take-off due to a technical issue with its right engine.
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Thousands Of Flights Cancelled As French Air Traffic Controllers Strike
Thousands of flights were cancelled in France and Europe on Thursday as a strike by French air traffic controllers over pay caused stoppages not seen in decades.
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World's Largest Renewable Energy Park Now In India - 5 Times Larger Than Paris
A narrow airstrip that doesn't even have an air traffic controller to guide incoming planes and whose only infrastructure is a portable toilet and a make-shift office in a container is an unlikely gateway to the world's largest renewable energy park.
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Can AI Replace Air Traffic Controllers? A Pilot Says This
After hours of routine operations, an air traffic controller gets a radio call from a small aircraft whose cockpit indicators can't confirm that the plane's landing gear is extended for landing.
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Japan Airlines Says Jet Got Permission To Land Before Collision That Killed 5
Japanese investigators on Wednesday probed a near-catastrophic collision at Tokyo's Haneda Airport between a coast guard plane and a passenger jet that airline executives have said was given permission to land.
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Airports Authority Of India Releases Admit Card For Junior Executive Exam
The recruitment drive is being held to fill 496 vacancies of Junior Executives( Air Traffic Control) in the Airports Authority of India.
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Unidentified Flying Object Seen Near Imphal Airport, 2 Flights Diverted, 3 Delayed
Three flights in Imphal airport sat on the tarmac for over three hours and two incoming flights took a diversion towards Kolkata after the air traffic controllers reported an unidentified flying object near the runaway.
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SpiceJet Pilot Disturbed By Laser Lights During Landing At Kolkata Airport
The pilot of a Spice Jet aircraft was disturbed by a laser light show happening in vicinity of the Kolkata Airport yesterday. The pilot was distracted by the laser lights along the final approach path of the aircraft.
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Dog Enters Goa Airport Runway, Forces Vistara Flight To Return To Bengaluru
A Vistara flight returned to Bengaluru without landing at the Dabolim Airport in Goa after a stray dog was spotted on the runway by the Air Traffic Controller, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Virtual Chimneys, Air Filters: Mumbai's Plan To Tackle Pollution
Fitting vehicle-mounted air filters on 350 buses, setting up virtual chimneys at traffic congestion spots, installing air purification systems in select gardens are some technological measures being identified to control air pollution in Mumbai.
