Under the new ... rules, controllers will be required to rest for 10 hours between shifts and 12 hours off before a midnight shift. [Credit: Shutterstock] The FAA is taking action to reduce air ...

After the guidelines were released by the FAA, the National Air Traffic Controllers ... understaffed controller workforce, immediate application of the Administrator’s new rules may lead to ...

FAA, Union Agree on New Rest Rules for Air-Traffic Controllers By David Shepardson ... "The science is clear that controller fatigue is a public-safety issue, and it must be addressed," FAA ...

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to hire 2,000 air traffic controller ... FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker imposed a 38-plane monthly production cap after a mid-air emergency on a new ...

The new rules are set to take effect in about three months.In response to the shortage of air traffic controllers, the FAA is accelerating ... when an air traffic controller cleared a plane ...