ATC Towers Lag Flight Training Growth, Group Says

The tower at Page Field in Fort Myers, Florida, is handling four times its intended number of operations, the NFTA says. 

Credit: National Flight Training Alliance
An association representing flight-training providers has called for stronger support and oversight of contract air traffic control (ATC) towers that serve smaller airports, saying they have “second-class” status compared to frontline FAA towers. FAA-funded contract towers operated by employees of...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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