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News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.
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EASA studies satellite approaches to bolster offshore helo safety
The recent spate of accidents in helicopter offshore oil operations has thrown safety research programs–many of which have long been under way–into the spo
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FAA, Controllers Reach Tentative Labor Agreement
The long-simmering feud between the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) over wages and working conditions has apparently been
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ATC Union Expelled from Midair Investigation
The NTSB has removed the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) as a party in the investigation of the August 8 fatal
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Australia unveils nationwide RNP project
When the Australians decide to go for something, they really go for it.
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DOT IG: FAA data clouds ATC training failures
A report from the Department of Transportation inspector general found that the FAA’s reported rate of training failures among newly hired air traffic cont
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FAA Changes Controller Error Reporting
The FAA yesterday announced that air traffic controller operational error reporting is moving away from a punitive system to “one in which understanding wh
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Wx Offices at ATC Centers Could Close
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is criticizing the Commerce Department’s proposal to close the National Weather Service center weather ser
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FAA boss: Implement NextGen now
New FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has joined a diverse group of aviation industry organizations in calling for an acceleration of the Next Generation Air
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Will retired satellites be revived to fill GPS gap?
Testifying before Congress in May, Stanford University professor Brad Parkinson–the chief architect of GPS and the original GPS program manager before his
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DOT IG: FAA Data Muddles Controller Training Failures
A report to Congress by the Transportation Department inspector general found that the FAA’s reported rate of training failures among newly hired air traff
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New York Airspace Redesign Moving Forward
The New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign, which is intended to reduce delays in this heavy air traffic area, cleared a “key
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Airbus, Honeywell sign up for SESAR ATM program
Airbus officially became a full member of the SESAR air traffic management modernization program on Friday, when it signed an agreement that marked what it
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Weather Offices at ATC Centers Could Close
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is panning the Commerce Department’s proposal–released on Thursday–to close the National Weather Service c
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Europe strengthens commitment to Single European Sky program
At the end of March the troubled Single European Sky (SES) program received a vital boost when the European Parliament gave the project the legislative tee
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RNP services soon available
Starting next month, Airbus subsidiary Quovadis will begin offering required navigation performance (RNP) services to airlines, airports and authorities.
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GEnx engine program off to a flying start
Less than three months ago, on March 24, General Electric’s newest engine, the GEnx-2B, took to the air on the company’s Boeing 747 flying test bed, markin
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French startup company to offer flight testing of Galileo receiver
Helileo (Hall 4 Stand E66), a Galileo test bed and expert company located in Aerospace Valley of southwest France, is offering flight testing services to m
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ATC integration poses challenge for Euro Hawk
If all goes well, the German air force could be the first air arm to routinely operate a military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in European airspace.
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Final ruling on ADS-B equipage expected in 2010
On March 10 next year the FAA is expected to issue its final rule covering mandatory equipage of ADS-B avionics, and agency officials are tight lipped abou
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Laas and Jpals:new landing systems on the horizon
GPS-based Laas and Jpals landing system developments are moving ahead for civil and military operations.
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ATC System Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Web applications used in supporting FAA ATC systems are not properly secured to prevent attacks or unauthorized access, warns a report from the DOT Inspect
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System efficiency tops agenda for FAA ATO's Krakowski
Since Hank Krakowski became COO of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization in October 2007, he has focused his attention on making the ATC system more efficient
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Rockwell Collins Prepares for ADS-B Mandates
Rockwell Collins is planning updates for its line of automatic dependent
surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) trans-ponders for business aircraft, the comp
surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) trans-ponders for business aircraft, the comp
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GAO report: GPS services could deteriorate after 2010
GPS service is in danger of severe erosion, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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DOT IG: ATC System Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Web applications used in supporting FAA air traffic control systems are not properly secured to prevent attacks or unauthorized access, warns a report rele
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Surface vehicles added to incursion-prevention program
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is showing the world how to safely monitor and control the movement of surface vehicles and greatly minimize the risk of runwa
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Industry to Senate: shorten NextGen timetable
Congress seems to be getting fed up with the slow pace of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) rollout.
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EASA purview expands to cover ATC and airports
With the introduction of the second phase of the Single European Sky (SES II), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will greatly increase its scope b
