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

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NextGen To Fuel Growth in Air Travel, FAA Says

The FAA said in its annual aviation forecast this morning that key airs

ATC

March 9, 2010

ADS-B Final Rule Hits Stumbling Blocks

The FAA’s long-promised April 10 release of its ADS-B final rule appears to have hit two bureaucratic stumbling blocks.

ATC

March 9, 2010

CFM Opens New CFM56 Training Center in Hyderabad

CFM International today formally opened a new CFM56 training center in Hyderabad, India, satisfying a commitment made to its customers in 2007.

ATC

March 2, 2010

PC-based RVR system receives FAA approval

The FAA has approved Vaisala’s AviMet PC-based runway visual range (RVR) system for use by FAA ATC facilities in the U.S.

ATC

February 23, 2010

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ADS-B making life easier for Gulf helicopter pilots

Think working at New York Tracon is a tough job? Try heading down to the Gulf of Mexico, where controllers handle between 5,000 and 9,000 helicopter flight

ATC

February 22, 2010

FAA embraces industry feedback on NextGen

The FAA last month responded to the RTCA Industry NextGen Implementation Task Force’s recommendations for the transition to NextGen.

ATC

February 18, 2010

FAA Sets Record Straight on Ski Slot Allocation

Data from the FAA debunks the myth that fractional operators grab most of the holiday slots at the Colorado mountain airports, namely Eagle, Aspen and Rifl

ATC

February 17, 2010

Gulf operators reap benefits of ADS-B

Operators using the newly-activated automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic control and information system in the Gulf of Mexico wil

ATC

February 15, 2010

FAA Seeks Big Bucks Infusion for NextGen

In one of the strongest signals yet that the Obama Administration has gotten the industry message that the decades-old ATC system is sorely in need of repl

ATC

February 11, 2010

FAA Embraces NextGen Task Force Recommendations

The FAA has responded positively to a report from the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force, which the agency had requested to recommend key step

ATC

February 9, 2010

Single Asian Sky needed now to thwart transport bottleneck

Asia desperately needs political consensus and a framework on how to move forward with air traffic management (ATM) as the U.S.

ATC

February 3, 2010

ITT consolidates defense biz, seeks larger NextGen role

As part of a strategy to shed its image as a maker of clever but lonely boxes, ITT’s defense segment last month announced a realignment aimed at propelling

ATC

February 2, 2010

Collins follows silk road, finds riches here in Asia

Rockwell Collins (Stand U77) is truly in growth mode here in the Asia-Pacific region, where the company continues to invest in strategic alliances and proj

ATC

February 2, 2010

Loran-C shutdown plan worries Satnav watchers

The U.S.

ATC

January 27, 2010

Loran’s Lament

Nobody needs reminding how much debt the U.S.

ATC

January 26, 2010

FAA and Europe Vow To Work Together

With a view to guaranteeing interoperability between the FAA’s NextGen air traffic management system (ATM) and the European Union’s Sesar (Single European

ATC

January 26, 2010

FAA and Europe Renewing Air Traffic Vows

With a view to guaranteeing interoperability between the FAA’s NextGen air traffic management system (ATM) and the European Union’s Sesar (Single European

ATC

January 5, 2010

FAA Sets ADS-B Standards, Paving Way for NextGen

The FAA last week finalized the industry-wide technical standard orders (TSOs) for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), the backbone of Next

ATC

December 8, 2009

ATC System Failure Causes Delays

On November 19, the FAA’s computerized system for loading flight plans failed, causing widespread traffic delays of up to 90 minutes and some airline flig

ATC

November 24, 2009

DOT urges patience on NextGen avnx

Plans to jump-start NextGen equipage by giving preferential treatment for installation of new avionics systems will fundamentally alter the FAA’s “first-co

ATC

November 24, 2009

ATC

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

Latest

NextGen To Fuel Growth in Air Travel, FAA Says

The FAA said in its annual aviation forecast this morning that key airs

ADS-B Final Rule Hits Stumbling Blocks

The FAA’s long-promised April 10 release of its ADS-B final rule appears to have hit two bureaucratic stumbling blocks.

CFM Opens New CFM56 Training Center in Hyderabad

CFM International today formally opened a new CFM56 training center in Hyderabad, India, satisfying a commitment made to its customers in 2007.

PC-based RVR system receives FAA approval

The FAA has approved Vaisala’s AviMet PC-based runway visual range (RVR) system for use by FAA ATC facilities in the U.S.

Videos

More Articles

ADS-B making life easier for Gulf helicopter pilots

Think working at New York Tracon is a tough job? Try heading down to the Gulf of Mexico, where controllers handle between 5,000 and 9,000 helicopter flight

FAA embraces industry feedback on NextGen

The FAA last month responded to the RTCA Industry NextGen Implementation Task Force’s recommendations for the transition to NextGen.

FAA Sets Record Straight on Ski Slot Allocation

Data from the FAA debunks the myth that fractional operators grab most of the holiday slots at the Colorado mountain airports, namely Eagle, Aspen and Rifl

Gulf operators reap benefits of ADS-B

Operators using the newly-activated automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic control and information system in the Gulf of Mexico wil

FAA Seeks Big Bucks Infusion for NextGen

In one of the strongest signals yet that the Obama Administration has gotten the industry message that the decades-old ATC system is sorely in need of repl

FAA Embraces NextGen Task Force Recommendations

The FAA has responded positively to a report from the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force, which the agency had requested to recommend key step

Single Asian Sky needed now to thwart transport bottleneck

Asia desperately needs political consensus and a framework on how to move forward with air traffic management (ATM) as the U.S.

ITT consolidates defense biz, seeks larger NextGen role

As part of a strategy to shed its image as a maker of clever but lonely boxes, ITT’s defense segment last month announced a realignment aimed at propelling

Collins follows silk road, finds riches here in Asia

Rockwell Collins (Stand U77) is truly in growth mode here in the Asia-Pacific region, where the company continues to invest in strategic alliances and proj

Loran-C shutdown plan worries Satnav watchers

The U.S.

Loran’s Lament

Nobody needs reminding how much debt the U.S.

FAA and Europe Vow To Work Together

With a view to guaranteeing interoperability between the FAA’s NextGen air traffic management system (ATM) and the European Union’s Sesar (Single European

FAA and Europe Renewing Air Traffic Vows

With a view to guaranteeing interoperability between the FAA’s NextGen air traffic management system (ATM) and the European Union’s Sesar (Single European

FAA Sets ADS-B Standards, Paving Way for NextGen

The FAA last week finalized the industry-wide technical standard orders (TSOs) for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), the backbone of Next

ATC System Failure Causes Delays

On November 19, the FAA’s computerized system for loading flight plans failed, causing widespread traffic delays of up to 90 minutes and some airline flig

DOT urges patience on NextGen avnx

Plans to jump-start NextGen equipage by giving preferential treatment for installation of new avionics systems will fundamentally alter the FAA’s “first-co

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