Air traffic controllers warn of 'tipping point'
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In Queens, a college of aeronautics is trying to help meet the need for controllers. I put on a headset and gave the training a try.
The Department of Transportation may close some parts of the airspace if enough air traffic controllers don’t show up to work, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will lead the investigation into the incident.
Apple TV is hoping to keep the planes in the sky with The Flick, a thriller centered on a heroic air traffic controller. Apple Original Films has picked up The Flick, an unpublished short story from writer Matt Hickey set in the high-pressure world of air traffic control.
Duffy said the FAA will reduce flight capacity across the nation's airspace starting on Friday if air traffic controllers continue to be unpaid.