Col. King assumes command at Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome

An Oneida County resident, Col. Jennifer King, has assumed command of the Rome-based Eastern Air Defense Sector.
Rome Sentinel

Change of command at Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome

U.S. Air Force Colonel Jennifer L. King has been named the new commander of the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome, according ...
Government Executive

Air traffic control staffing steady, but stress during shutdown worries DOT

The Federal Aviation Administration reported no travel delays due to staffing levels at U.S. air traffic control facilities Wednesday, following a day of some delays related to above-average absences ...
CNN

Government shutdown hits air travel, closing a control tower and causing delays across the country

A pilot preparing to take off Monday from Hollywood Burbank Airport in California took the routine step of radioing the air traffic control tower. But instead of the usual back-and-forth conversation ...
CNN

The future of air traffic control grows more uncertain as the federal government shutdown continues

The impact of the federal government shutdown on the air traffic control system in the United States could linger on well beyond the reopening of the government. From safety redundancies and ...
NPR

Air traffic control trainees brace for impact of government shutdown

The FAA's training academy in Oklahoma City is operating in spite of the government shutdown, but air traffic control trainees are still feeling its impact. We've heard a lot about how the government ...
Reuters

US FAA picks Peraton to oversee air traffic control reform

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it has picked Peraton, a national security company owned by Veritas Capital, as the project manager of a ...