In the fiscal year through September 30, significant air traffic control lapses jumped 65 percent from the prior year, to 503 incidents, according to internal Federal Aviation Administration data.
Staffing shortages, aging technology and poor funding were cited as contributors for recent safety incidents, including planes nearly colliding on airport runways.
Staffing shortages, aging technology and poor funding were cited as contributors for recent safety incidents, including planes nearly colliding on airport runways.
The Federal Aviation Administration turned to outside experts after a string of near collisions. They called for addressing the shortage of air traffic controllers and improving aging tech.