ATC

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

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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

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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 DecommissionsMore than 200 NDB Approaches

In a cost-cutting move, the FAA last month decommissioned 216 NDB approaches across the U.S.

ATC

October 5, 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

DFW Tracon Bosses Covered ATC Errors

The Inspector General (IG) of the Transportation Department has found that managers at the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Tracon systematically covered up operati

ATC

October 5, 2006

FAA implements ATOP system in New York area

A new oceanic ATC system that will eventually allow controllers to reduce separation minimums over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans has gone fully operation

ATC

October 4, 2006

FAA plans for airspace transformation by 2025

Where will aviation be in 20 years? What will the traffic mix look like in 2025? How many airplanes, how many passengers, how many airports, how many runwa

ATC

October 4, 2006

NGATS Institute selects leader

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) Institute, which will work with the FAA’s Joint Planning and Development Office (JDPO) to design and

ATC

October 4, 2006

A New Look for the National Airspace System?

In the ongoing debate about what the next generation air transportation system (NGATS) should entail, the Air Traffic Control Association held a symposium

ATC

October 4, 2006

ATC

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

Latest

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

Videos

More Articles

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 DecommissionsMore than 200 NDB Approaches

In a cost-cutting move, the FAA last month decommissioned 216 NDB approaches across the U.S.

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

DFW Tracon Bosses Covered ATC Errors

The Inspector General (IG) of the Transportation Department has found that managers at the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Tracon systematically covered up operati

FAA implements ATOP system in New York area

A new oceanic ATC system that will eventually allow controllers to reduce separation minimums over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans has gone fully operation

FAA plans for airspace transformation by 2025

Where will aviation be in 20 years? What will the traffic mix look like in 2025? How many airplanes, how many passengers, how many airports, how many runwa

NGATS Institute selects leader

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) Institute, which will work with the FAA’s Joint Planning and Development Office (JDPO) to design and

A New Look for the National Airspace System?

In the ongoing debate about what the next generation air transportation system (NGATS) should entail, the Air Traffic Control Association held a symposium

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