ATC

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

Stranded passengers during Manila ATC outage on Jan. 1, 2023
Mar 9, 2023 - 6:34 PM
Philippine Probe Rules Out Sabotage in New Year’s ATC Power Outage
An Philippine Senate investigation found no evidence of sabotage or a cybersecurity attack relating to Manila’s January 1 air traffic control power outage.
AvPanels Bell Helicopters
Mar 8, 2023 - 8:49 AM
FreeFlight Terrain Radar Altimeters Block 5G Interference
The manufacturer has appointed AvPanels as a preferred reseller for equipment it says is the first major upgrade to radio frequency circuits in decades.
Digital rendering of eVTOL vehicles in flight over city
Feb 16, 2023 - 11:13 AM
RTCA Head Pushes for Digital Flight Ops
RTCA CEO Terry McVenes wants industry cooperation to develop and implement digital air traffic control technology to accommodate advanced air mobility.
Jan 30, 2023 - 11:08 AM
FAA Clarifies Instrument Approach Categories
A revised FAA document offers expand guidance on what aircraft approach categories pilots should use for instrument procedures.
Graphic of North Atlantic Track with airplane flight tracks depicted on map
Jan 27, 2023 - 11:27 AM
Revised North Atlantic Ops Manual Published
ICAO has revised its North Atlantic operations and airspace manual, and flight planner OpsGroup is helping pilots make sense of the changes via a summary.
Jan 25, 2023 - 3:22 PM
Somalian Airspace To Become Class A, Restoring ATC Services
The installation of modern navigation aids ends a 30-year interruption of full air traffic control operations over Somalia and the surrounding region.
(Photo: ADS-B Exchange
Jan 25, 2023 - 12:12 PM
JetNet Buys ADS-B Exchange
The acquisition of ADS-B Exchange enables JetNet to expand into real-time flight data while ADS-B Exchange said it can maintain its unfiltered data.
Jan 13, 2023 - 9:03 AM
FAA Attributes Failure of Notam IT System to Human Error
IT personnel failed to follow procedure while working on the computer system that generates Notams, according to the FAA.
Jan 12, 2023 - 11:35 AM
NBAA Urges Enhanced Redundancies for Notam System
NBAA said the industry has been pushing for improvements and enhanced redundancies for the Notam system for four years.
Newark Airport in the New York City area experienced significant disruption.
Jan 12, 2023 - 8:04 AM
FAA Blames Damaged Database File for Notam System Outage
Investigations into the latest air transport system meltdown in the U.S. begin as traffic flows return to normal after a software glitch grounds flights.