ATC

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

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eLoran named best backup for satnav

A study commissioned by the NGATS Institute on behalf of the FAA’s JPDO and prepared by the advanced engineering and sciences division of ITT determined th

ATC

August 29, 2007

Australia Raises Service Fees

Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) increased the fees it charges for various services on July 1, but it also lowered some fees.

ATC

August 29, 2007

Enhanced ATC surveillance coming to Colorado airports

The Colorado Department of Transportation has launched a new technology initiative that will provide enhanced surveillance, and thereby improve access, to

ATC

August 28, 2007

Brazilian Aviation Agency Losing More Leaders

The leadership of Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) is collapsing under the pressure of international criticism.

ATC

August 28, 2007

Videos

Improvements ahead for GPS constellation

The DOD’s Navstar GPS reached a new performance level this year, with 30 satellites in orbit versus its minimum required civil complement of 24.

ATC

August 24, 2007

JPDO Study Endorses eLoran as Best Satnav Backup

A satellite navigation backup study commissioned by the JPDO has given eLoran “the highest overall preference rating...particularly in the U.S.” Not yet pu

ATC

August 21, 2007

FAA Funding Squabble Officially on Hold for Now

Although Congress is in recess until September 4, one could be forgiven for thinking otherwise given the continued rhetoric on both sides of the FAA fundin

ATC

August 14, 2007

Australia Proposes Free ADS-B Avionics

As an example of how ADS-B installation will work abroad, the Australian government and Airservices Australia, the country’s privatized ATC provider, propo

ATC

August 14, 2007

Alaska Statewide ADS-B Agreement Signed

The FAA yesterday signed an agreement in Anchorage with a consortium of Alaskan aviation organizations to move ahead with the statewide implementation of A

ATC

August 9, 2007

Final Report Issued on NY/NJ/Philly Redesign

The FAA last week issued the final environmental impact statement for the New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia airspace redesign, a major project that seeks

ATC

August 7, 2007

Eurocontrol inaugurates flow-management center

Every day in Europe, aircraft take to the skies more than 30,000 times, and this summer is predicted to be one of the busiest ever in European airspace.

ATC

August 1, 2007

Europe’s Air Traffic Situation

In April 805,239 flights were recorded in Europe, an increase of 5.6 percent over the same month the previous year.

ATC

August 1, 2007

Development Begins on Single European Sky

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently launched the early development phase of the Single European Sky Iris program, a research initiative designed to im

ATC

July 31, 2007

Airlines lobby for more constraints on bizav traffic

U.S.

ATC

July 30, 2007

FAA Concept of Operations gives sneak peek at NextGen

Most pilots by now are aware that at some point in the future, today’s ATC system is expected to morph into something called NextGen, Administrator Marion

ATC

July 25, 2007

Juneau equips ground vehicles with ADS-B to reduce incursions

While most ADS-B installations will be in aircraft, system proponents see the technology being applied in other ways.

ATC

July 24, 2007

Schumer calls for permanent restriction on NYC traffic

In a statement issued July 17, Sen.

ATC

July 23, 2007

NATCA urges increased funding for more controllers

National Air Traffic Controllers Association president John Carr said, “Fewer eyes watching busier skies is not a scenario any of us want.

ATC

July 23, 2007

Expanded FAA program targets weather delays

The FAA has expanded its Airspace Flow Program, which gives airlines the option during the peak summer season to accept delays for flights scheduled to fly

ATC

July 5, 2007

Is funding the least of FAA’s problems with NextGen?

Since everyone agrees that rapidly increasing traffic volumes over the next 20 years will demand the FAA’s NextGen solution–or something very similar–it ca

ATC

July 2, 2007

ATC

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

Latest

eLoran named best backup for satnav

A study commissioned by the NGATS Institute on behalf of the FAA’s JPDO and prepared by the advanced engineering and sciences division of ITT determined th

Australia Raises Service Fees

Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) increased the fees it charges for various services on July 1, but it also lowered some fees.

Enhanced ATC surveillance coming to Colorado airports

The Colorado Department of Transportation has launched a new technology initiative that will provide enhanced surveillance, and thereby improve access, to

Brazilian Aviation Agency Losing More Leaders

The leadership of Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) is collapsing under the pressure of international criticism.

Videos

More Articles

Improvements ahead for GPS constellation

The DOD’s Navstar GPS reached a new performance level this year, with 30 satellites in orbit versus its minimum required civil complement of 24.

JPDO Study Endorses eLoran as Best Satnav Backup

A satellite navigation backup study commissioned by the JPDO has given eLoran “the highest overall preference rating...particularly in the U.S.” Not yet pu

FAA Funding Squabble Officially on Hold for Now

Although Congress is in recess until September 4, one could be forgiven for thinking otherwise given the continued rhetoric on both sides of the FAA fundin

Australia Proposes Free ADS-B Avionics

As an example of how ADS-B installation will work abroad, the Australian government and Airservices Australia, the country’s privatized ATC provider, propo

Alaska Statewide ADS-B Agreement Signed

The FAA yesterday signed an agreement in Anchorage with a consortium of Alaskan aviation organizations to move ahead with the statewide implementation of A

Final Report Issued on NY/NJ/Philly Redesign

The FAA last week issued the final environmental impact statement for the New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia airspace redesign, a major project that seeks

Eurocontrol inaugurates flow-management center

Every day in Europe, aircraft take to the skies more than 30,000 times, and this summer is predicted to be one of the busiest ever in European airspace.

Europe’s Air Traffic Situation

In April 805,239 flights were recorded in Europe, an increase of 5.6 percent over the same month the previous year.

Development Begins on Single European Sky

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently launched the early development phase of the Single European Sky Iris program, a research initiative designed to im

Airlines lobby for more constraints on bizav traffic

U.S.

FAA Concept of Operations gives sneak peek at NextGen

Most pilots by now are aware that at some point in the future, today’s ATC system is expected to morph into something called NextGen, Administrator Marion

Juneau equips ground vehicles with ADS-B to reduce incursions

While most ADS-B installations will be in aircraft, system proponents see the technology being applied in other ways.

Schumer calls for permanent restriction on NYC traffic

In a statement issued July 17, Sen.

NATCA urges increased funding for more controllers

National Air Traffic Controllers Association president John Carr said, “Fewer eyes watching busier skies is not a scenario any of us want.

Expanded FAA program targets weather delays

The FAA has expanded its Airspace Flow Program, which gives airlines the option during the peak summer season to accept delays for flights scheduled to fly

Is funding the least of FAA’s problems with NextGen?

Since everyone agrees that rapidly increasing traffic volumes over the next 20 years will demand the FAA’s NextGen solution–or something very similar–it ca

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