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News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.
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GPS users continue to fight proposed LightSquared network
The ongoing controversy about whether LightSquared’s proposed network of 40,000 powerful ground-based stations transmitting high-speed Internet across the
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NextGen benefits are coming, slowly but surely
Despite all the fits and starts, NextGen in the U.S.
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ADS-B Marks Turning Point in Europe
This month will mark a turning point from the “pioneer” phase to the mandate phase of Europe’s implementation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadc
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ATC training, staffing may cause errors
While fatigue has attracted the most attention as a cause of the recent well publicized air traffic controller errors, the Transportation Department’s top
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GPS Interference Would Cost U.S. $96 Billion
A study released by the Save Our GPS Coalition warns of “serious repercussions for the U.S.
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Paris 2011: NextGen, Sesar, Emissions Trading, Globalization and Business Ethics on Agenda for Aviation Industry Associations
Ethics in the global aerospace industry is one of many topics that CEOs from the U.S.
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Paris 2011: Private Captial Fund Raises $1.5 Billion To Help Kick-start NextGen ATM in U.S.
A public-private financing construct designed to assist airlines in equipping their fleets for next-generation air traffic operations is nearing realizati
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Paris 2011: Traffic rebound drives SES as nations drag their feet
The global economic recession gave pause to the relentless growth in air traffic over recent years, not least in Europe.
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Paris 2011: SESAR Achieves First Targets
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (JU) has recently carried out an extensive review to see whether there are any early results that could benefit the aviation co
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Paris 2011: Natnav Coming of Age
It is only in the past few of years that GPS approaches, pioneered in Alaska in the 1990s, have started to become available.
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Paris 2011: Raytheon air traffic management advances STARS, ASR-11 radar
Raytheon has new developments to report in both air traffic automation systems and radar portions of its air traffic management (ATM) business.
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Crunch Time for LightSquared Tomorrow? Not Really
In accordance with the Federal Communication Commission’s January ruling, LightSquared must, in its June 15 final report on GPS compatibility tests, show t
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Mideast Bizav Group Seeks Organized ATC in Gulf
Middle East Business Aviation Association chairman Ali Al Naqbi is proposing to set up an informal working group, dubbed “Middle East Control,” to achieve
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LightSquared debate heats up
Two events last month intensified the confrontation between LightSquared, a private U.S.
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NBAA Furious over FAA’s Changes to Barr
NBAA strongly denounced a decision, announced by FAA officials late Friday
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Aviator 200 operational in Europe
Satcom1 is now providing Aviator 200 services in Europe and claims to be the first to do so.
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Avidyne Obtains AML STC for TAS600
Avidyne’s TAS600 traffic advisory system has received an approved model list (AML) supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA, covering installation
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Cessna Chooses Aircell Aviator 300
Cessna Aircraft has selected Aircell’s Aviator 300 satcom system as optional equipment for the Citation XLS+, Sovereign and Citation X starting with 2012 m
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ACSS TCAS Change 7.1 Approved in Europe
Early last month, the EASA granted European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) authorization for Change 7.1 software for ACSS’s TCAS 2000 and TCAS II.
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Mideast Bizav Group Seeks Organized ATC in Gulf Region
The Gulf region is recognized as one of the key markets for private aviation, and Middle East Business Aviation Association chairman Ali Al Naqbi is determ
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UK slots for Olympics will go fast
Business aircraft operators planning to fly to Britain for next summer’s Olympic Games are being encouraged to make early requests for mandatory landing a
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EBACE 2011: Cessna Chooses Aircell Aviator 300
Cessna Aircraft has selected Aircell’s Aviator 300 satcom system as optional equipment for the Citation XLS+, Sovereign and Citation X starting with 2012 m
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Besides GPS, LightSquared Can Interfere with Satcom
While the LightSquared broadband wireless network’s potential to disrupt GPS signals
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Sleeping controllers prompt changes at the FAA
The fallout from what began with a single air traffic controller falling asleep
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FAA Fires Two Controllers, Institutes New Procedures for First Lady and Vice President
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood announced last night that the FAA has fired two air traffic controllers after
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ATO Chief Krakowski Resigns from FAA
Hank Krakowski, head of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO), resigned today amid the fallout of not one but two incidents in as many weeks where the s
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Europe’s Waas Equivalent Approved for Aviation Use
Following a certification and verification process, the European Commission approved the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (Egnos) “safety-
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FAA, EU Collaborate on NextGen Research
The FAA and the European Union signed an agreement to work together on NextGen research.
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XM WX for iPad Gets Green Light
Pilots who use Apple’s iPad tablet computer have been lusting for one additional bit of functionality, in-flight weather data.
