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The PATCO Strike of 1981 was a union-organized labor strike of air traffic controllers (ATCs). Following a decade of successful strikes in other industries, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) declared a strike on August 3, 1981, demanding higher wages and more benefits.
Air traffic control specialists, abbreviated ATCs, are personnel responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system. Usually stationed in air traffic control centers and control towers on the ground, they monitor the position, speed, and altitude of aircraft in their assigned airspace ...
The air traffic control tower of Mumbai International Airport in India.. Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airspace.
An air traffic controller 2nd class monitors a radar display for returning helicopters on the USS Bonhomme Richard.. Specific duties include: Controlling and directing air traffic at airfields and on aircraft carriers and large amphibious assault shipsusing radio, radar, and other signaling devices.
Why does Taiwan compete as Chinese Taipei in the Olympics? Geopolitics is at the heart of the dispute. Flags banned, signs ripped up: Why you can’t mention Taiwan at the Paris Games
There's a controversy brewing involving the nation's newest military branch over the potential of moving Air National Guard units into the U.S. Space Force.
ATCs require unique techniques to ride properly, and turning lean requires more exaggeration than ATVs; Throttle steering is another technique commonly used on ATCs in soft terrain and at high speeds, leaning to the inside of the turn and manipulating the throttle to break traction with the rear tires, resulting in the machines turning on axis ...
China-based DJI could be banned from launching new drones in the United States market under an annual military bill set to be voted on later this week by the U.S. House. The 1,800-page bill says a ...