The US FAA has posted air traffic control audio tapes revealing a near miss… SAFETY

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Two Embraer regional jets under air traffic control guidance came close to colliding at the Chicago O’Hare international airport on 8 August in clear weather,… SAFETY

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Officials investigate Selfridge Air Show accident that killed stuntman The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into whether it will investigate the accident, spokesman Nicholas Worrell said. Michigan native Todd Green was set to latch on to a hovering helicopter when he fell 200 feet to his death in front of a … Read more [...]

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Officials highlight air show safety record despite recent fatal incidents Waterloo Fire Chief Pat Treloar will serve as incident commander should an emergency develop during Thunder in the Valley. The fatalities over the weekend, though, changed little in the way of planning for Waterloo's event. "Safety is the No. … Read more on Waterloo Cedar [...]

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German air traffic controllers call off strike A departure board is seen next to the air traffic control tower at Berlin Tegel airport, August 3, 2011. FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Air traffic controllers in Germany called off a strike planned for Thursday morning, sparing thousands of vacationers flight … Read more on Reuters Program puts controllers [...]

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FAA center works to keep your flight on time, or close Here at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, run by the Federal Aviation Administration, workers labor every day to keep America's harried summertime air travelers on schedule. Dozens of staffers oversee the nation's airspace to try to … Read more on MiamiHerald.com ATC [...]

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