Jun 13 Air traffic controllers working exhausting schedules, report finds By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Three years after a series of incidents in which controllers were found to be sleeping on the job, a National Research Council report released Friday expressed astonishment that the Federal Aviation Administration still permits controllers to work schedules that cram… Continue reading
Feb 10 Passenger and cargo planes' wrong landings more common than previously thought By Associated Press U.S. commercial air carriers have landed or started to land at the wrong airports at least 150 times since the early 1990s, according to a search by The Associated Press of government safety databases and media reports. And the problem… Continue reading
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Nov 02 Watch How secure can we make our airports? Rafi Ron, an airport security expert, discusses the recent shooting of a TSA agent at LAX and the future of airport security in America. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch For Frequent Fliers, How Big a Concern Is Backscatter Body Scan Radiation? As millions of Americans take to the skies for holiday travel, some scientists have raised concerns about the small dose of ionizing radiation emitted by backscatter full-body scanners used to screen passengers at U.S. airports. In partnership with ProPublica, Miles… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch FAA Shutdown Coming to an End, but Funding Fight Still Looms Congressional leaders announced Thursday they had reached a bipartisan agreement to temporarily extend funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, which would end the nearly two-week partial shutdown but leave long-term funding in question. Jeffrey Brown discusses the deal with Public… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Budget Impasse, Partial Shutdown Costing FAA Millions in Lost Revenue Since July 23, the FAA has furloughed nearly 4,000 employees and shut down construction grants for workers at airport facilities. Judy Woodruff discusses the budget impasse, which is costing the FAA millions in lost revenue, with Public Radio International's Todd… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch LaHood: 2 Controllers Fired, but All Must Take 'Personal Responsibility' Federal officials moved to dispel new air-travel safety concerns after a military plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama breached the safety zone of another plane landing ahead of it. Gwen Ifill talks to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about the latest… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch From N.M. to Maine, Storms Threaten Much of U.S. With Snow, Ice, Wind Snow and ice permeated the central U.S. from the top of Texas to the tip of Maine, leading to weather warnings and emergency mobilization of crews to deal with slick roads. Ray Suarez gets an update on how residents, municipalities… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch News Wrap: Storm Strands Thousands of Russians at Moscow Airports In other news Tuesday, frustrated travelers in Russia protested about airport conditions after being stuck since an ice storm knocked out power Sunday. Reportedly, some people charged ticket counters and beat up airline workers. Continue watching