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An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., in 2023.
A growing concern is the acceptance or willingness by the controllers to use such technology. In a study with 500 air traffic controllers by, Bekier and colleagues [10] found that as soon as the focus of decision-making shifts away from the air traffic controller, support for the technology dramatically decreases.
The company employs approximately 1,900 air traffic controllers (ATCs), 650 [3] flight service specialists (FSSs) and 700 technologists. It has been responsible for the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic in Canadian airspace since November 1, 1996 when the government transferred the ANS from Transport Canada to Nav Canada.
The PATCO Strike of 1981 was a union-organized labor strike of air traffic controllers (ATCs). Following a decade of successful strikes in other industries, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) declared a strike on August 3, 1981, demanding higher wages and more benefits.
While the salary, which averages $127,805 a year, and the benefits of working for the federal government may be enticing, becoming an air traffic controller can be a high-stress and busy job, so ...
Air traffic controllers at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world's busiest airport, direct 909,431 takeoffs and landings a year.
It also represents a range of workers related to the air traffic control (ATC) industry, and the FAA itself. NATCA was certified on June 19, 1987 and formed to replace the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), which had been decertified following the well known 1981 air-traffic controllers' strike.
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