ATC

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

Latest

European ATC Communication Errors

Eurocontrol and other aviation stakeholders across Europe have agreed on the outline of a plan to address ATC communications safety issues.

ATC

October 17, 2006

GAO: ATC soft for attackers

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asserts that certain FAA ATC systems are vulnerable to attack by “disgruntled current or fo

ATC

October 17, 2006

FAA study compares U.S. and foreign ATC

The FAA recently concluded a study that compares the productivity and cost-effectiveness of select U.S.

ATC

October 16, 2006

ADS-B Traffic and Weather Services Make East Coast Debut

Pilots flying with ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) avionics are getting theopportunity to test the traffic and weather datalink service

ATC

October 16, 2006

Videos

Honeywell Calls for Closer U.S./EU Cooperation on ATM Modernization

Honeywell is calling for greater cooperationbetween the U.S.

ATC

October 16, 2006

FAA ATC Staffing Plans Come Under Scrutiny

The DOT Office of Inspector General plans to begin an audit of the FAA’s initiatives to address ATC staffing levels on September 7.

ATC

October 12, 2006

Challenger 600 gets glass

In a first for an avionics installer, Duncan Aviation has certified and installed the Universal Avionics EFI-890R retrofit cockpit system in a customer Cha

ATC

October 11, 2006

With LAAS in limbo, FAA buys more ILSs

The FAA is expected to announce a major ILS contract award within the next 90 days, according to agency insiders.

ATC

October 11, 2006

Two Cities Provide RVSM Height Monitoring

Just two locations–Atlantic City, N.J., and Wichita–are in service to provide ground-based aircraft height monitoring to meet RVSM altitude-performance req

ATC

October 11, 2006

GAO, NATCA Spar over Privatized ATC

A Government Accountability Office study of five foreign air navigation service providers, including Nav Canada, found that since “commercialization,” all

ATC

October 11, 2006

MAC Recommends Tracon Consolidation

The FAA’s industry-government Management Advisory Council (MAC) is recommending that the agency take several steps to save money, including consolidating s

ATC

October 10, 2006

CBAA defends Nav Canada’s ATC user fees

As discussions about user fees in the U.S.

ATC

October 9, 2006

GA Leaders To Advise on Future ATC System

Leaders of several general aviation groups have been named to help the FAA Joint Planning and Development Office create a next generation air transportatio

ATC

October 9, 2006

DOT readies for more congestion and delays

With Transportation Department Inspector General Kenneth Mead predicting the busiest summer travel season in six years, the Senate aviation subcommittee ha

ATC

October 9, 2006

UK Pegs Majority of Bizav ATC Errors

New data by UK ATC provider NATS shows that business jets are more likely than others to be involved in certain types of safety incident.

ATC

October 9, 2006

Hangar Flying: SATS Progress Report

SATS, the small aircraft transportation system research program funded jointly by industry and government, concludes later this year, five years after it s

ATC

October 9, 2006

Inmarsat conference addresses future of in-flight communication

The six-ton I-4 communications satellite Inmarsat launched in late March has taken over satcom transmission routing responsibility from the previous I-3 sa

ATC

October 9, 2006

Inter-agency financing debate could delay progress on loran

They say that politics makes for strange bedfellows.

ATC

October 9, 2006

Collins’s Latest Satcom Makes Debut Aboard Global 5000

Rockwell Collins’s new SAT-6100 satellite communication system made its world debut aboard the Bombardier Global 5000 at the Paris Air Show last month.<br

ATC

October 9, 2006

FAA Tests New Type of TrafficCollision Alerting System

The FAA has completed the first round of flight testing of a unique traffic collision avoidance system that combines automatic dependent surveillance-broad

ATC

October 5, 2006

ATC

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

Latest

European ATC Communication Errors

Eurocontrol and other aviation stakeholders across Europe have agreed on the outline of a plan to address ATC communications safety issues.

GAO: ATC soft for attackers

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asserts that certain FAA ATC systems are vulnerable to attack by “disgruntled current or fo

FAA study compares U.S. and foreign ATC

The FAA recently concluded a study that compares the productivity and cost-effectiveness of select U.S.

ADS-B Traffic and Weather Services Make East Coast Debut

Pilots flying with ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) avionics are getting theopportunity to test the traffic and weather datalink service

Videos

More Articles

Honeywell Calls for Closer U.S./EU Cooperation on ATM Modernization

Honeywell is calling for greater cooperationbetween the U.S.

FAA ATC Staffing Plans Come Under Scrutiny

The DOT Office of Inspector General plans to begin an audit of the FAA’s initiatives to address ATC staffing levels on September 7.

Challenger 600 gets glass

In a first for an avionics installer, Duncan Aviation has certified and installed the Universal Avionics EFI-890R retrofit cockpit system in a customer Cha

With LAAS in limbo, FAA buys more ILSs

The FAA is expected to announce a major ILS contract award within the next 90 days, according to agency insiders.

Two Cities Provide RVSM Height Monitoring

Just two locations–Atlantic City, N.J., and Wichita–are in service to provide ground-based aircraft height monitoring to meet RVSM altitude-performance req

GAO, NATCA Spar over Privatized ATC

A Government Accountability Office study of five foreign air navigation service providers, including Nav Canada, found that since “commercialization,” all

MAC Recommends Tracon Consolidation

The FAA’s industry-government Management Advisory Council (MAC) is recommending that the agency take several steps to save money, including consolidating s

CBAA defends Nav Canada’s ATC user fees

As discussions about user fees in the U.S.

GA Leaders To Advise on Future ATC System

Leaders of several general aviation groups have been named to help the FAA Joint Planning and Development Office create a next generation air transportatio

DOT readies for more congestion and delays

With Transportation Department Inspector General Kenneth Mead predicting the busiest summer travel season in six years, the Senate aviation subcommittee ha

UK Pegs Majority of Bizav ATC Errors

New data by UK ATC provider NATS shows that business jets are more likely than others to be involved in certain types of safety incident.

Hangar Flying: SATS Progress Report

SATS, the small aircraft transportation system research program funded jointly by industry and government, concludes later this year, five years after it s

Inmarsat conference addresses future of in-flight communication

The six-ton I-4 communications satellite Inmarsat launched in late March has taken over satcom transmission routing responsibility from the previous I-3 sa

Inter-agency financing debate could delay progress on loran

They say that politics makes for strange bedfellows.

Collins’s Latest Satcom Makes Debut Aboard Global 5000

Rockwell Collins’s new SAT-6100 satellite communication system made its world debut aboard the Bombardier Global 5000 at the Paris Air Show last month.<br

FAA Tests New Type of TrafficCollision Alerting System

The FAA has completed the first round of flight testing of a unique traffic collision avoidance system that combines automatic dependent surveillance-broad

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