ATC

News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

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Chinese ATC to Adopt English-only Policy

Authorities heed complaints from three Southeast Asian airlines

ATC

November 26, 2015

International Security Notams Format Revised

The ZZZ identifier will no longer be valid.

ATC

November 23, 2015

GAL ANS Makes Strong Start In ATC Market

Global Aerospace Logistics is working with eight UAE airports as part of new ANS division.

ATC

November 8, 2015

ANSPs Mull Unified ATC Approach

Eurocontrol and GCAA recently signed an agreement on flight data

ATC

November 8, 2015

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SmartPath gets Smarter, Better

Block II version of Honeywell SmartPath, the only FAA-certified system of its kind, now supports up to 48 approach options.

Avionics

November 7, 2015

U.S. Transportation, Industry Officials Upbeat on NextGen

Major programs of the $40 billion ATC modernization are making progress, officials told the Air Traffic Control Association annual meeting.

ATC

November 2, 2015

Huerta: Data Comm Remains on Track for Expansion Next Year

FAA Administrator Huerta said trials in Newark and Memphis "are delivering great results."

ATC

October 22, 2015

NBAA Resource Guides on Aircraft Callsign Application

The online resource provides guidance on application process, eligibility, types of designators and what might be acceptable.

ATC

October 20, 2015

Controllers Union Raises Alarm on ATC Staffing, Seeks Hearing

The number of certified professional controllers is at the lowest point in 27 years, warns the National Air Traffic Controllers Association

ATC

October 15, 2015

No End In Sight To VIP TFRs

The practice of imposing airspace restrictions for major security events will only get worse during the election season.

ATC

October 15, 2015

IG: FAA Contingency Plans Fell Short after Chicago Fire

Report highlights weaknesses in ATC infrastructure.

ATC

October 2, 2015

Pope Francis Gets Presidential TFR Treatment

The size of the Temporary Flight Restrictions erected for Pope Francis’s visit to the U.S. raises questions: why such elevated security?

ATC

September 24, 2015

NASA Tests New Traffic Planning App Aboard Avanti

The Piaggio Avanti tests helped clear the way for a more formal three-year test program of the Traffic Aware Planner application.

ATC

September 23, 2015

Controllers: FAA's Flight Plan Problem a Safety Issue

The existence of multiple flight plans creates the possibility of error, says five controllers.

ATC

September 20, 2015

FAA Proposes To Expand Offshore Va. Restricted Airspace

Comments are due October 26.

ATC

September 19, 2015

Southeast Asian Fires Close Airports, Disrupt Flight Ops

Smog envelops large swaths of Indonesia, Malaysia

Airlines

September 17, 2015

NATA Chief: IG Report Highlights Pitfalls of ATC Change

NATA's Hendricks believes the recent DOT IG details concerns of modeling U.S. ATC system after foreign organizations.

ATC

September 15, 2015

Inmarsat Finalizes Flight Tracking Safety Evaluation

By the end of the six-month trial aircraft across all oceanic airspace managed by Australia were being tracked with a minimum reporting rate of 14 minutes.

ATC

September 13, 2015

FAA Addresses Limited Aviation Weather Reporting

The FAA will take over certifcation and inspection of LAWRS from the National Weather Service.

ATC

September 12, 2015

Flight Watch Services Consolidated, Now on 122.2 MHz

Both Flight Watch and Hi-Watch will be available on frequency 122.2, effective September 24.

ATC

September 12, 2015