ATC

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

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Loran lives on as backup navaid

AIN was informed that the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security were expected to announce jointly late last month that the U.S.

ATC

April 27, 2007

Say Goodbye to Hundreds of NDB Approaches

Starting today, 216 NDB approaches will be decommissioned.

ATC

April 18, 2007

Nav Canada To Revise Service Charges

Nav Canada on Friday proposed a 3-percent reduction in its customer service charges, effective September 1.

ATC

April 17, 2007

Euro Commercial SEIMC Not Likely before 2010

Approval for European commercial single-engine operations at night or under IMC is probably still at least three years away.

ATC

April 17, 2007

Videos

Controller Vigilance, Training, Fatigue at Issue

The NTSB issued a series of recommendations this week asking the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association to tighten regulations and proced

ATC

April 12, 2007

Natca Puts Onus of Recommendations on FAA

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) is placing the burden of the NTSB’s recommendations squarely on the FAA.

ATC

April 12, 2007

Loran Gets Reprieve; Solar Flares Interrupt GPS

Although the decision has not yet been officially announced, AIN has learned the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security have

ATC

April 10, 2007

FAA Developing RAIM Prediction Tool

To help business aircraft operators cope with new Rnav routes and procedures as of September 1, the FAA is developing a Web-based RAIM (receiver autonomous

ATC

April 9, 2007

Florida Airspace Changes Could Bring Headaches

Shortly after the FAA published an advisory circular aimed at increasing capacity in busy Florida airspace by making changes to Rnav routes, SIDs and STARS

ATC

April 9, 2007

No European Mandate Foreseen for PRnav

As news about precision area navigation (more commonly referred to as PRnav) in Europe starts showing up in the aviation press, chief pilots and maintenanc

ATC

April 3, 2007

BBJ’s FANS flight marks a first for a business jet

A Boeing Business Jet heading to Geneva for the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in late May marked a notable milestone by becomi

ATC

April 3, 2007

Boeing Scales Back ATM Investment

The struggling airline industry produced another casualty last month with Boeing’s announcement that it will put the brakes on its once ambitious Air Traff

ATC

March 30, 2007

Business Jet Operators Begin Sending Flight-intent Data to ATC

A handful of business aircraft operators have started transmitting flight-intent data to the FAA’s ATC System Command Center in Herndon, Va.

ATC

March 30, 2007

FAA plans first ADS-B operations by end of 2004

If asked today for their views about automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), many pilots might respond that it was developed to meet the unique

ATC

March 30, 2007

FAA expecting more summer gridlock

by Paul LoweHoping to stave off aviation gridlock this summer, the FAA last month summoned 60 participants from major and regional airlines, pilot an

ATC

March 30, 2007

Eagle County Airport dedicates new ATC tower

Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) in Vail, Colo., recently dedicated a new ATC tower, resulting from the efforts of Eagle County, the Colorado Division o

ATC

March 30, 2007

ALPA Issues Brazilian Airspace Warning

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) recently published Safety Alert 2007-01 to caution pilots about certain aspects of operating in Brazilian airspace.

ATC

March 29, 2007

Public Input Due on Loran’s Future

Comments are due tomorrow on a request for public input to help federal agencies decide if there is a need to continue to operate or invest in the loran-C

ATC

March 29, 2007

Flexjet joins FAA CDM process

Bombardier Flexjet has become the first nonscheduled operator to successfully transmit real-time flight-intent data to the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System

ATC

March 29, 2007

Argentina Strips Air Force of ATC Function

The Argentine government took emergency action last month, relieving the nation’s Air Force of responsibility for providing ATC services.

ATC

March 28, 2007

ATC

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

Latest

Loran lives on as backup navaid

AIN was informed that the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security were expected to announce jointly late last month that the U.S.

Say Goodbye to Hundreds of NDB Approaches

Starting today, 216 NDB approaches will be decommissioned.

Nav Canada To Revise Service Charges

Nav Canada on Friday proposed a 3-percent reduction in its customer service charges, effective September 1.

Euro Commercial SEIMC Not Likely before 2010

Approval for European commercial single-engine operations at night or under IMC is probably still at least three years away.

Videos

More Articles

Controller Vigilance, Training, Fatigue at Issue

The NTSB issued a series of recommendations this week asking the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association to tighten regulations and proced

Natca Puts Onus of Recommendations on FAA

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) is placing the burden of the NTSB’s recommendations squarely on the FAA.

Loran Gets Reprieve; Solar Flares Interrupt GPS

Although the decision has not yet been officially announced, AIN has learned the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security have

FAA Developing RAIM Prediction Tool

To help business aircraft operators cope with new Rnav routes and procedures as of September 1, the FAA is developing a Web-based RAIM (receiver autonomous

Florida Airspace Changes Could Bring Headaches

Shortly after the FAA published an advisory circular aimed at increasing capacity in busy Florida airspace by making changes to Rnav routes, SIDs and STARS

No European Mandate Foreseen for PRnav

As news about precision area navigation (more commonly referred to as PRnav) in Europe starts showing up in the aviation press, chief pilots and maintenanc

BBJ’s FANS flight marks a first for a business jet

A Boeing Business Jet heading to Geneva for the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in late May marked a notable milestone by becomi

Boeing Scales Back ATM Investment

The struggling airline industry produced another casualty last month with Boeing’s announcement that it will put the brakes on its once ambitious Air Traff

Business Jet Operators Begin Sending Flight-intent Data to ATC

A handful of business aircraft operators have started transmitting flight-intent data to the FAA’s ATC System Command Center in Herndon, Va.

FAA plans first ADS-B operations by end of 2004

If asked today for their views about automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), many pilots might respond that it was developed to meet the unique

FAA expecting more summer gridlock

by Paul LoweHoping to stave off aviation gridlock this summer, the FAA last month summoned 60 participants from major and regional airlines, pilot an

Eagle County Airport dedicates new ATC tower

Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) in Vail, Colo., recently dedicated a new ATC tower, resulting from the efforts of Eagle County, the Colorado Division o

ALPA Issues Brazilian Airspace Warning

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) recently published Safety Alert 2007-01 to caution pilots about certain aspects of operating in Brazilian airspace.

Public Input Due on Loran’s Future

Comments are due tomorrow on a request for public input to help federal agencies decide if there is a need to continue to operate or invest in the loran-C

Flexjet joins FAA CDM process

Bombardier Flexjet has become the first nonscheduled operator to successfully transmit real-time flight-intent data to the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System

Argentina Strips Air Force of ATC Function

The Argentine government took emergency action last month, relieving the nation’s Air Force of responsibility for providing ATC services.

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