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News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.
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Park Air To Improve East Europe ATC
Northrop Grumman’s UK subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has been selected to supply air traffic control upgrades in Central and Eastern Europe worth approximat
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Alaska To Get Statewide ADS-B
There was good news for Alaskan pilots last week, when FAA Administrator Marion Blakey introduced the agency’s draft 2008-2012 Flight Plan, along with the
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Russia and Sweden agree on ground stations for ADS-B
After spending a decade studying automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technologies, Russia and Sweden have signed an accord to bring to their
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Lufthansa To Upgrade A300-600 FMS
CMC Electronics has signed a contract with Lufthansa for cockpit upgrades to the CMA-9000 flight management system in the German air carrier’s fleet of 14
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NTSB: Pilots Called ATC with Runaway Trim Problem
Details are emerging about the Cessna 550 that crashed into Lake Michigan Monday.
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Solar event raises concerns about stability of GPS signals
A solar flare 10 times stronger than anything researchers had previously observed or predicted surprised scientists last December, not only because of its
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FAA expands airspace flow program
The FAA said last month that this summer it will greatly expand the airspace flow program (AFP), an initiative it implemented last summer to better manage
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Airspace Flow Program Will Expand This Summer
The FAA said yesterday it will greatly expand the airspace flow program (AFP) this summer, an initiative implemented last summer as a better way to manage
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UK CAA Issues SSR Mode-S Expansion Proposals
Phase One of a proposal by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to improve airspace capacity will require aircraft owners in the UK to upgrade to a Second
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FAA Study Says NextGen Will Help Reduce Delays
An analysis of 56 airports’ operational capacities has concluded that the FAA must “move forward aggressively” to implement the NextGen system or risk furt
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NBAA, FSF, IFALPA Blast Brazilian Police
NBAA, the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) heavily criticized a decision by Brazil
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AOPA: Lockheed Not Living Up To FSS Contract Expectations
Lockheed Martin, which took over operational control of most of the nation’s flight service network last year, is experiencing troubles with consolidation,
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Galileo Put on Hold as EU Proposes Taking Over
European taxpayers will shell out €2.4 billion ($3.25 billion) up front if a European Commission proposal that it assume control of the Galileo navigation
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Lawmakers Question NextGen Efforts
Although a “road map” for the next-generation ATC system will be released June 23, members of the House aviation subcommittee at a hearing yesterday expres
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SES initiative seen as essential
The Single European Sky (SES), officially launched in 2004, is the single biggest air traffic management (ATM) initiative ever undertaken in Europe.
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Single European Skies on the EBACE 2007 Agenda
The EBACE conference program will today focus on the Single European Sky program and what it will mean for business aircraft operators.
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Europe mulls new rules for aircraft with HUD and EVS
New regulations being developed by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) may soon enable operators of HUD-equipped aircraft to hand-fly Cat II and Cat
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Nav Canada To Revise Service Charges
Nav Canada last month proposed a 3-percent reduction in its customer service charges, effective September 1.
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Eurocontrol ATM plans to address emissions
New air traffic management plans are one means by which nations can reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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FAA chooses plan for N’east airspace redesign
The FAA selected a preferred alternative in late March for the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign project after 10 years of studies, meetin
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Europeans continue to await OK for single-engine operations
Proponents awaiting European approval for commercial single-engine operations at night or under instrumental meteorological conditions (SE-IMC) should not
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FAA mulls Washington ADIZ change
While legislation that would direct the Transportation Security Administration to study the vulnerability of general aviation airports to terrorist acts is
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Loran lives on as backup navaid
AIN was informed that the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security were expected to announce jointly late last month that the U.S.
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Say Goodbye to Hundreds of NDB Approaches
Starting today, 216 NDB approaches will be decommissioned.
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Nav Canada To Revise Service Charges
Nav Canada on Friday proposed a 3-percent reduction in its customer service charges, effective September 1.
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Euro Commercial SEIMC Not Likely before 2010
Approval for European commercial single-engine operations at night or under IMC is probably still at least three years away.
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Controller Vigilance, Training, Fatigue at Issue
The NTSB issued a series of recommendations this week asking the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association to tighten regulations and proced
