ATC

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

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French To Brief GNSS/Loran C Users

The French ministries of transport and defense have planned a global navigation satellite system (GNSS)/Loran C user information day on July 1 in Paris.

ATC

December 15, 2006

Hungarian, Oman ATC Buy Raytheon Radars

Raytheon Systems has sold two radars to HungaroControl, the Hungarian air navigation services provider, and four to the Sultanate of Oman.

ATC

December 15, 2006

Boeing Delivers First GLS-equipped 737-800

Boeing has delivered its first 737-800 equipped with a new type of GPS-based landing system developed by Rockwell Collins.

Aircraft

December 15, 2006

Could avionics halt incursions?

The statistics tell the story.

ATC

December 14, 2006

Videos

First Inmarsat-4 Satellite Enters Service

The six-ton, London-double-decker-bus-size Inmarsat-4 communications satellite that Inmarsat launched in late March has taken over satcom transmission rout

ATC

December 14, 2006

Groups foster use of UAVs

To prioritize and promote unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the United Kingdom, the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) and the Unmanned Aerial

ATC

December 13, 2006

European commercial SEIMC stalls again

Proponents of commercial operations with single-engine aircraft in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) have been frustrated once again by seemingly

ATC

December 13, 2006

EC okays the Sesame future ATM

European Commission vice president Jacques Barrot and Eurocontrol director general Victor Aguado came to the show yesterday to announce the go-ahead for a

ATC

December 13, 2006

Honeywell urges U.S. to move on ATM funding

Honeywell is warning lawmakers in Washington to stop stalling over plans for air traffic management (ATM) funding.

ATC

December 12, 2006

Air traffic school provides a room with a view

Air traffic control students have had access to a broad range of simulators at the French national civil aviation school Enac for a year now.

ATC

December 12, 2006

GBAS not dead, despite FAA reversal

Boeing’s delivery in May of a 737-800 airliner certified for the global navigation satellite landing system (GLS) marked the culmination of a 10-year devel

ATC

December 12, 2006

URET Comes Online at En Route Centers

The User Request Evaluation Tool (URET), a conflict-detection tool that automatically detects and advises air traffic controllers of predicted conflicts be

ATC

December 11, 2006

Unions Lobby for ATC Center Forecasters

The two federal government labor unions that represent air traffic controllers and employees of the National Weather Service (NWS) have asked the FAA to re

ATC

December 11, 2006

Preliminary Report: New DOT chief focuses on system modernization

While safety is at the top of her list of priorities, new Transportation Secretary Mary Peters told the third annual FAA International Aviation Safety Foru

ATC

December 11, 2006

Congress blocks Loran turnoff

Like the proverbial cat with nine lives, loran has once more rebounded from attempts on its life.

ATC

December 8, 2006

Future Airspace

Balancing available technology with the inevitable shifts in what governments will spend to achieve incremental gains, it’s tough to say what the air traff

ATC

December 7, 2006

Gulf states lead pace-setting Mideast growth

Last year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported a record 24.8-percent increase in traffic in the Middle East and a 50-percent growth

ATC

December 7, 2006

Lockheed Martin Unveils ADS-B Team

Lockheed Martin announced its bidding team for the FAA’s nationwide automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) program.

ATC

December 6, 2006

P&W Reveals JT8D, PW4000 Upgrades

Pratt & Whitney has announced upgrades to both its venerable JT8D engine and the PW4000 high bypass ratio turbofan.

ATC

December 6, 2006

Conference provides more questions than answers on funding for ATC modernization

While speakers at the Air Traffic Control Association’s annual convention in Washington in October discussed a wide range of ATC technologies, both current

ATC

December 6, 2006

ATC

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

Latest

French To Brief GNSS/Loran C Users

The French ministries of transport and defense have planned a global navigation satellite system (GNSS)/Loran C user information day on July 1 in Paris.

Hungarian, Oman ATC Buy Raytheon Radars

Raytheon Systems has sold two radars to HungaroControl, the Hungarian air navigation services provider, and four to the Sultanate of Oman.

Boeing Delivers First GLS-equipped 737-800

Boeing has delivered its first 737-800 equipped with a new type of GPS-based landing system developed by Rockwell Collins.

Could avionics halt incursions?

The statistics tell the story.

Videos

More Articles

First Inmarsat-4 Satellite Enters Service

The six-ton, London-double-decker-bus-size Inmarsat-4 communications satellite that Inmarsat launched in late March has taken over satcom transmission rout

Groups foster use of UAVs

To prioritize and promote unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the United Kingdom, the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) and the Unmanned Aerial

European commercial SEIMC stalls again

Proponents of commercial operations with single-engine aircraft in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) have been frustrated once again by seemingly

EC okays the Sesame future ATM

European Commission vice president Jacques Barrot and Eurocontrol director general Victor Aguado came to the show yesterday to announce the go-ahead for a

Honeywell urges U.S. to move on ATM funding

Honeywell is warning lawmakers in Washington to stop stalling over plans for air traffic management (ATM) funding.

Air traffic school provides a room with a view

Air traffic control students have had access to a broad range of simulators at the French national civil aviation school Enac for a year now.

GBAS not dead, despite FAA reversal

Boeing’s delivery in May of a 737-800 airliner certified for the global navigation satellite landing system (GLS) marked the culmination of a 10-year devel

URET Comes Online at En Route Centers

The User Request Evaluation Tool (URET), a conflict-detection tool that automatically detects and advises air traffic controllers of predicted conflicts be

Unions Lobby for ATC Center Forecasters

The two federal government labor unions that represent air traffic controllers and employees of the National Weather Service (NWS) have asked the FAA to re

Preliminary Report: New DOT chief focuses on system modernization

While safety is at the top of her list of priorities, new Transportation Secretary Mary Peters told the third annual FAA International Aviation Safety Foru

Congress blocks Loran turnoff

Like the proverbial cat with nine lives, loran has once more rebounded from attempts on its life.

Future Airspace

Balancing available technology with the inevitable shifts in what governments will spend to achieve incremental gains, it’s tough to say what the air traff

Gulf states lead pace-setting Mideast growth

Last year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported a record 24.8-percent increase in traffic in the Middle East and a 50-percent growth

Lockheed Martin Unveils ADS-B Team

Lockheed Martin announced its bidding team for the FAA’s nationwide automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) program.

P&W Reveals JT8D, PW4000 Upgrades

Pratt & Whitney has announced upgrades to both its venerable JT8D engine and the PW4000 high bypass ratio turbofan.

Conference provides more questions than answers on funding for ATC modernization

While speakers at the Air Traffic Control Association’s annual convention in Washington in October discussed a wide range of ATC technologies, both current

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