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

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Ops, Security Experts Alert of GPS Spoofing Near Iran

A dozen reports of GPS spoofing near Iran have surfaced

ATC

September 26, 2023

European Organizations Call for Action on Single Sky

European Single sky implementation improve efficiency, lower carbon footprints, orgs say

ATC

September 22, 2023

Senate Bill Targets Air Traffic Controller Hiring

NATCA warns staff is down by 1,200 controllers

ATC

September 20, 2023

NATCA: Controller Shortages Will Cause More Disruptions

Controller staffing is down 10 percent over past decade

ATC

September 18, 2023

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NASA’s ASRS Callback: Beware the Visual Approach

Bizjet gets a wild ride on approach to San Francisco Airport

ATC

September 14, 2023

EASA Introduces VTOL Aircraft Policy Changes

Changes to rules for urban air mobility would need revisions to EU aviation regulations

Regulations and Government

September 1, 2023

Pilot Errors Prompt FAA Alert on CPDLC Procedures

Document offers clearer guidance to pilots

ATC

August 24, 2023

Montreal Flight Region Expands CPDLC to Route Clearances

CPDLC Had Been Limited over Montreal

ATC

August 18, 2023

Uncrewed Traffic Management Pioneer Kick-starts Advanced Air Mobility in Asia

eVTOL vehicles and drones will use same airspace

ATC

August 7, 2023

AINsight: Dark Side of Visual Approaches

Learning from the mistakes of others

Safety

July 28, 2023

Biz Leaders Voice Objections to ATC Privatization

A recent editorial raised concerns from a group of business leaders and pilots that ATC could become an issue once more.

ATC

July 25, 2023

Leeds East Airport Offers New Option for Northern England

The former RAF base now has an RNP instrument approach, giving improved access for business aircraft, as well as a new FBO building.

Airports

July 4, 2023

Getting To Yes on CPDLC

The FAA has taken concrete steps to enable use of CPDLC by more business jets, but it still needs to establish performance criteria.

ATC

July 3, 2023

FAA Calls Trajectory-based Flight Demo a Success

Working across nations, the FAA successfully concluded a six-day demonstration to optimize flights using Trajectory Based Operations.

ATC

June 30, 2023

FAA Seeks Comments on Draft Tower Environmental Review

The FAA has opened for comment a draft environmental assessment for the replacement of 31 aging air traffic control towers at small airports.

ATC

June 29, 2023

DOT IG Finds Planning Lacking To Address ATC Staffing

NATCA is calling on the FAA to take action to address ATC staffing shortfall, noting latest DOT IG report finds a lack of planning on the issue.

ATC

June 27, 2023

Leesburg Moving On from Its Remote Tower

The town of Leesburg, Virginia will use an FAA mobile tower to temporarily replace the remote tower that had operated at Leesburg Executive Airport.

ATC

June 26, 2023

Saab Launches Deployable Remote ATC Tower

Saab now offers its remote tower technology in a rapidly deployable package for expeditionary operations.

ATC

June 20, 2023

Collins Aerospace Takes Part in Digital European Sky Research

Collins Aerospace will participate in EU Sesar air traffic management projects to accelerate digital transformation of the continent’s ATM system.

ATC

June 20, 2023

Honeywell Wins More SESAR Research Work

Honeywell will lead two research and development consortiums to modernize and digitalize European air traffic management.

ATC

June 20, 2023