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What the Air Force’s flying control tower really does

The E-3 Sentry serves as the Air Force’s airborne command and control platform. From high above the battlefield, it tracks ...
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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 ...
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Nashville Airport air traffic control tower to go dark as government shutdown drags on

Nashville International Airport’s air traffic control tower went dark Tuesday night amid staff shortages due to the government shutdown – the second tower to close this week as the nationwide crisis ...
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Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the government shutdown impacts travelers

There would not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration warned. In Nashville, so many controllers ...