ATC

Smog envelops large swaths of Indonesia, Malaysia

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

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.

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

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

TFRs apply to New York and Washington Center.

The report found that separating air navigation and safety/regulatory functions has not affected safety.

Airspace affected is over Virginia, North and South Caroline, Georgia and Florida.

Air navigation service provider Avinor has plans for remote control of up to 15 or more airports from one location.

Inefficient tower operations cost the government $853 million over five years, according to the Department of Transportation inspector general.

Aviation authorities will study whether landing separation standards can be tightened.

The number of aviation incidents reported does not suggest local airspace is unsafe, says Australia's air navigation service provider.

The new certification processs covers all controllers regardless of their assignment.

MITRE opens first facility outside the U.S. as Singapore strives to become an air traffic management center of excellence.

Prime contractor Lockheed Martin is investigating why the problem was not identified during testing of the system, according to the FAA.

Latest ABAG Yearbook reveals an overall slow-down in Brazil’s general aviation activity, but increases in private aviation and training.

The defense contractor plans to sell or spin-off its government IT and technical services businesses, including air traffic management.

The 'Iris Precursor' program aims to support initial 4D flight-path control by satellite by 2018.

Operators claim mandate could ground fleets

With European Union co-funding, €650 million in public and private investment will be applied to begin air traffic management modernization.

Comments are now due September 8.

A proposed fundamental change of the U.S. ATC organizational structure could come this fall in FAA reauthorization legislation.

The U.S. is responsible for ATC services over the domestic U.S. and certain areas beyond.

The deployment program charts the transition from research and development to implementation of the Single European Sky effort.

Recommends that volcanic ash forecasts should be presented in the form of a zoning system that depicts areas of low, medium and high concentrations

Tower was quickly evacuated and will remain shut pending the results of air sampling tests.

Voluntary 18-month pilot program allows FAA employees to identify safety concerns without fear of retaliation.

Controllers can now track aircraft in oceanic airspace east and west of Australia using automatic dependent surveillance-contract.

The audit is intended to address concerns about the effectiveness of a new hiring process implemented last year.

The two are studying the possibility of deploying ADS-B for New Zealand and Auckland FIRs.