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Flight disruptions likely to get worse when controllers aren’t paid Oct. 28 amid shutdown

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the flight disruptions are likely to only get worse after next Tuesday's payday ...
Yahoo

Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some commercial flight routes were faster in the 1950s than they are today

Delta CEO Ed Bastian talks about the antiquated air traffic control system in the U.S. Delta CEO Ed Bastian said air traffic control systems in the U.S. are so antiquated it actually takes longer to ...
The Conversation

These 4 aeroplane failures are more common than you think – and not as scary as they sound

Guido Carim Junior does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
AZ Central

Inside look at Phoenix Suns' 7,500-mile China trip to play Brooklyn Nets

The Phoenix Suns taking a global trip to China for two preseason games will impact how first-year head coach Jordan Ott prepares for the regular season, but he sees the value in it. “That travel is ...
Post and Courier

Breeze Airways' first international flight from Charleston will connect to this tropical destination

NORTH CHARLESTON — Charleston-area travelers will soon have a nonstop ticket to paradise with a new seasonal route to Cancún. As the Holy City was Breeze Airways’ first domestic destination, it’s only ...
WUSA

Widow of Flight 5342 victim files wrongful death suit against airlines, US government

WASHINGTON — The widow of one of 67 people killed when a U.S. Army helicopter collided with American Eagle Flight 5342 in January sued the airline, its regional carrier and the federal government on ...
Marketplace

Export controls on TikTok's algorithm are unique but not unprecedented

Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But governments, including the U.S., have long tried to prevent their export. The ...
Ars Technica

“Get off the iPad!” warns air traffic control as Spirit flight nears Air Force One

As Air Force One journeyed from the US to the UK this week, it came within eight lateral miles of a Spirit Airlines flight heading up the East Coast from Fort Lauderdale to Boston. An alert air ...
NBC New York

‘Pay attention!' Air traffic control slams Spirit flight for ‘close' AF1 encounter over NY

Air traffic controllers expressed concern that a Boston-bound Spirit flight was flying too close to Air Force One as both traversed New York skies Tuesday, radio communications show, though a source ...
CNN

Controller scolds Spirit Airlines pilot to ‘pay attention’ to radio calls as Air Force One flies 8 miles away

A Spirit Airlines pilot was scolded by air traffic control on Tuesday after not immediately responding to a controller’s instructions as Air Force One flew about 8 miles away. The two aircraft were ...
CNN

Chinese airline launches 29-hour ‘direct flight’ – but there’s a catch

China Eastern Airlines has begun selling tickets for its new route connecting Shanghai and Buenos Aires, in what the carrier touts as the “world’s longest direct flight.” The flight departing from ...
Space.com

NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos)

With shiny new next-generation spacecraft come the complex systems required to track their technologically advanced systems. When it comes to NASA's Orion spacecraft, that need is a whole extra room ...