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FAA, Union Agree on New Rest Rules for Air-Traffic Controllers By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it had struck a deal with an employee union ...
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will increase minimum rest time ... of flights in New York and Florida because of a shortage of air traffic controllers.
A staggering shortage of air traffic controllers has ... The FAA implemented new rules in 2024 to minimize controller fatigue by raising the minimum rest time between shifts from at least nine ...
July 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it had struck a deal with an employee union to ensure that air-traffic controllers ... when the new rules take ...
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will increase minimum rest time ... of flights in New York and Florida because of a shortage of air traffic controllers.
April 19 (UPI) --The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday announced new rest rules for air traffic controllers aimed at reducing fatigue and ending mistakes that cause near-misses on the runway.
Some rest for the weary ... immediate application of the Administrator’s new rules may lead to coverage holes in air traffic facilities’ schedules. Requiring controllers to work mandatory overtime to ...