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FAA hires record number of air traffic controllers for 2024, exceeds targets

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hired a total of 1,811 air traffic controllers for Fiscal Year 2024, exceeding its goal of 1,800. Although the target was exceeded by just 11, this marks significant progress in the FAA’s work to reverse the decades-long decline in air traffic controller staffing numbers.

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Eyes on the skies: CAE trains Canada’s air traffic controllers of tomorrow  

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Without qualified and competent air traffic controllers on the ground, managing the increasingly crowded skies, and keeping aircraft apart, safety could be compromised with a resulting potential for catastrophe and the loss of life, both in the air and on the ground.

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Cessna Caravan with 10 people aboard has disappeared in Alaska; search ongoing

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The US Coast Guard and the Nome Volunteer Fire Department are both participating in the search, though efforts are limited to air searches due to poor weather conditions and low visibility. About 10 minutes before reaching Nome, the aircraft lost radio contact with air traffic control.

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Eurowings passengers to Norway endure 8-hour trip that ends back in Germany  

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However, as the flight approached Troms, air traffic control reported winds at the arrival airport had reached speeds of up to 48 knots (88 km/h) which were outside of those permitted for crews to land in by the operating airline.

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Australian airports on lockdown as Cyclone Alfred heads for east coast

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On March 6, 2025, Brisbane Airport (BNE) said it was suspending all flights until further notice and will recommence operations as soon as it is safe to do so and when the weather system has passed. Safety is always our top priority, and our meteorologists continue to closely monitor the weather system.

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TUI flight caught in fuel emergency as Storm Pia battered Britain  

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Before leaving Mexico, the 787-8 Dreamliner crew reviewed the weather and loaded additional fuel to account for strong winds forecast at Manchester Airport (MAN). Under testing weather conditions, there were seven aircraft on hold in front of the TUI plane at MAN, so the flight crew opted to divert to East Midlands Airport (EMA).

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FAA Says It Will Keep ATC Meteorologists

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The FAA says it will keep staff meteorologists at 21 air traffic control centers. A few days after the union representing the weather specialists issued a press release saying the agency planned to get rid of them in favor of automated systems, the agency said it wasn’t so.