Packed flight forced to circle skies around French airport after air traffic controller fell asleep

A French passenger plane was forced to circle the skies above Corsica after the only air traffic controller on duty fell ...
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Several countries have privatized air traffic control. Should the U.S.?

In 2017, during his first term in office, President Trump announced his intention to privatize the U.S. air traffic control system, calling it "stuck, painfully, in the past." The proposal never took ...
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Air traffic controllers say a push to modernize equipment won't fix deeper problems

When a midair collision and a series of radar outages captured attention in the United States this year, some air traffic controllers thought it might finally lead to solutions for a nationwide ...

Flight chaos postponed as French air traffic controllers delay – and extend – strike

The main French air traffic control union, the SNCTA, has suspended a strike planned for Thursday and Friday, 18-19 September, due to the collapse of the French government. But a longer strike is ...