WASHINGTON - The number of air traffic controllers choosing to retire has exceeded government projections three years in a row, putting more of the workload on less seasoned controllers and trainees.FAA underestimating controller retirements (The Marion Star)

… flight manuals to detail safe fuel practices and protocol. The manuals “should include criteria for when Air Traffic Control must be notified . . . and when emergency handling is required.” The FAA replied that fuel requirements were already spelled …FAA Refuses to Act of 15-Year-Old Request to Update Manuals on Flying Low on Fuel.

Forbes - He said wage bargaining talks with the state-owned Air Traffic Control company Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) collapsed in November and that from Jan 1, 2006, the union can legally launch strike actions. GdF wants wage increases of 4 pct in 2007 …Germany’s air traffic controllers’ union threatens strike action

Air Traffic Control Gets EU Certificate Before DeadlineSlovenia Business Week, Slovenia - Dec 27, 2006Slovenian air traffic controller Kontrola zracnega prometa Slovenije obtained the Single European Sky certificate before the 2006 deadline. …Air Traffic Control Gets EU Certificate Before Deadline - Slovenia Business Week

Skies busier, but 1100 fewer control air trafficDickson Herald, TN - Dec 17, 2006While some new technologies are being put into Air Traffic Control facilities, it has not changed the need for more controllers, according to National Air …Skies busier, but 1100 fewer control air traffic - Dickson Herald

Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) — German air traffic controllers plan to strike as early as next week to push for a pay raise, a move that would disrupt travel in Europe’s busiest air space.German Air Traffic Controllers Plan January Strike Over Wages (Bloomberg.com)

Longtime Air Manager Accepts Executive JobThe Ledger, FL - 13 hours ago2 executive: Wayne Boggs - a pilot, a longtime air traffic manager and the former Air Traffic Control supervisor at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. …Longtime Air Manager Accepts Executive Job - The Ledger

Burlington Free Press - The Federal Aviation Administration hires former military controllers, current or former Department of Defense or FAA employees with Air Traffic Control experience, and graduates of FAA-approved programs at 14 colleges and universities. Other …THIS WEEK IN PHOTOS

Staten Island Advance - Thinking of going into Manhattan on New Year’s Eve? Be aware of various street closings and potential traffic problems. Beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, Times Square will be closed to vehicle traffic. People wanting to watch the ball drop …New Year’s Eve traffic advisory and information

Asheville Citizen-Times - I?ve read with great interest the on-line comments posted after the front-page article, ?Union, FAA clash? (AC-T, Dec. 17). As the one whose photo appears beneath the headline, I?d like to respond to some of those comments and clarify a few …Crunch time is now at nation?s Air Traffic Control towers

Daily Telegraph - Pilots have a “hijack” button in the cockpit which would alert the London joint area operations Air Traffic Control centre at West Drayton of what was happening. A senior politician such as the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Home Secretary or …RAF scrambling to shadow airliners

Jasper, Tenn. ?? Michael Burlingham bought his house this fall in Aero Acres — an airport community in western St. Lucie County — from a man who had quit flying.Tennessee plane crash kills two (Sun-Sentinel)