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FAA Selects Sustainable Design for Tower Replacements

The FAA has set aside $500 million to lay the groundwork to replace 31 aging air traffic control towers with new, sustainable facilities.

ATC

April 20, 2023

Controller Hiring on Track but New York Tracon Far Understaffed

Despite meeting its hiring goals, the FAA continues to suffer air traffic controller shortages at the New York Tracon.

ATC

April 12, 2023

NBAA Asks FAA To Continue Remote Tower Ops at Leesburg

After eight years, the FAA has decided to discontinue remote tower operations in Leesburg, Virginia, raising concerns from NBAA.

ATC

April 10, 2023

European Airlines Cautiously Optimistic on Summer Disruptions

Airlines for Europe member airlines expect stronger demand and markedly less disruption than during last year's chaotic summer season.

Airlines

March 30, 2023

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Philippine Senate Calls for Legislative Changes after ATC Outage

Legislators have adopted findings and recommendations stemming from a committee probe into Manila’s January 1 air traffic control (ATC) power outage.

ATC

March 29, 2023

ICAO Adopts Multi-constellation Standards for GNSS

The International Civil Aviation Organization considers the rollout of new dual-frequency multi-constellation standards a ‘major milestone’.

ATC

March 23, 2023

GPS Jamming of Qantas Jets Spotlights Long-standing Issues

GPS/GNSS signal interference has become more common in the aviation industry.

Airlines

March 20, 2023

Ryanair Decries Continuing French ATC Strikes

Europe’s largest low-cost airline launched a petition calling for the European Commission to allow overflights when French controllers stage a strike.

Airlines

March 20, 2023

DOT IG Initiates Another Audit of FAA NextGen Program

The DOT Office of Inspector General has initiated another audit of the FAA's NextGen airspace modernization program.

ATC

March 13, 2023

Philippine Probe Rules Out Sabotage in New Year’s ATC Power Outage

An Philippine Senate investigation found no evidence of sabotage or a cybersecurity attack relating to Manila’s January 1 air traffic control power outage.

ATC

March 9, 2023

FreeFlight Terrain Radar Altimeters Block 5G Interference

The manufacturer has appointed AvPanels as a preferred reseller for equipment it says is the first major upgrade to radio frequency circuits in decades.

ATC

March 8, 2023

RTCA Head Pushes for Digital Flight Ops

RTCA CEO Terry McVenes wants industry cooperation to develop and implement digital air traffic control technology to accommodate advanced air mobility.

ATC

February 16, 2023

FAA Clarifies Instrument Approach Categories

A revised FAA document offers expand guidance on what aircraft approach categories pilots should use for instrument procedures.

ATC

January 30, 2023

Revised North Atlantic Ops Manual Published

ICAO has revised its North Atlantic operations and airspace manual, and flight planner OpsGroup is helping pilots make sense of the changes via a summary.

ATC

January 27, 2023

JetNet Buys ADS-B Exchange

The acquisition of ADS-B Exchange enables JetNet to expand into real-time flight data while ADS-B Exchange said it can maintain its unfiltered data.

ATC

January 25, 2023

Somalian Airspace To Become Class A, Restoring ATC Services

The installation of modern navigation aids ends a 30-year interruption of full air traffic control operations over Somalia and the surrounding region.

Airlines

January 25, 2023

FAA Attributes Failure of Notam IT System to Human Error

IT personnel failed to follow procedure while working on the computer system that generates Notams, according to the FAA.

Airlines

January 13, 2023

FAA Blames Damaged Database File for Notam System Outage

Investigations into the latest air transport system meltdown in the U.S. begin as traffic flows return to normal after a software glitch grounds flights.

Airlines

January 12, 2023

NBAA Urges Enhanced Redundancies for Notam System

NBAA said the industry has been pushing for improvements and enhanced redundancies for the Notam system for four years.

ATC

January 12, 2023

Airbus Tests Autonomous Flight Diversions, Taxiway Support

The aircraft maker's DragonFly technology could enable automated diversions in response to medical emergencies and improve safety at busy airports.

Airports

January 12, 2023