A plane crashed into the roof of a hangar at a Johnson County airport Monday, officials confirmed.
They were two air traffic controllers early in their overnight shift, and two flight attendants on their last run of the day. They were two planes …Read More
Randolph Babbitt, the administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Paul Rinaldi, the head of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association presented to the senate new aviation policies and rules.
During the hearing, Senators asked about fatigue among controllers. Several high-profile incidents in which controllers were said to be asleep or distracted while on duty include a controller who fell asleep Monday at Boeing Field/King County International Airport in Seattle and two controllers who were unresponsive at Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, the controller who slept for five hours at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville.
The agency intends to a second controller at 26 airport towers and one other air-traffic center on overnight shifts so controllers don’t work overnight alone.
Dr. Greg Belenky of Washington State University’s Sleep and Performance Research Center suggested controllers be allowed controlled twenty minute restorative naps.
Several good Samaritans helped lift a small plane off a pilot after the aircraft crashed into the parking lot of an auto parts store in …Read More
As part of the global Airbus recall on most of their A320 aircrafts, the ITA Airways plane Pope Leo is using during his trip to Turkey and Lebanon had to undergo a technical fix before departing for Beirut.
(KYMA) – A private plane made a crash landing on State Route 95 Friday afternoon. The plane was heading southbound and landed near Milepost 25.Read More
