ATC

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

David Grizzle, the new head of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization
Oct 17, 2011 - 2:10 PM
FAA’s Air Traffic Chief Pledges Execution of Capital Programs
The man assigned to head the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO) following several incidents involving sleeping air traffic controllers
Oct 11, 2011 - 8:24 PM
ACSS Showcases Surveillance Avionics
Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems is riding a wave of interest in surveillance-type avionics.
cockpit panel
Oct 10, 2011 - 3:58 PM
Contractors Eye Data Comm Program as Standards Evolve
The competition is under way to provide air-ground data communications in U.S. domestic airspace
Oct 10, 2011 - 12:15 PM
Rockwell Collins Taps FlightApps for FOS Support
Avionics manufacturer Rockwell Collins has selected FlightApps of San Francisco to deliver supplemental services.
Southwest Airlines has flown RNP approaches on just 1 percent of its operations,
Oct 3, 2011 - 4:54 PM
Southwest Airlines’ RNP Operations Progressing Slowly
Southwest Airlines’ ambitious fleetwide implementation of required navigation performance (RNP) operations is making slow progress
Oct 1, 2011 - 12:43 AM
Charter Demand Dips Below 2010 Levels
Through the start of September, demand for charter flights was 15 to 25 points higher than during the same period in 2010, according to the forward-looking
Business and General Aviation Day at Cambridge Airport
Oct 1, 2011 - 12:40 AM
UK Plans Dedicated Airspace for 2012 Olympics
The UK’s National Air Traffic Services is proposing to establish a new airspace structure specifically to accommodate business aviation during the period a
Sep 30, 2011 - 11:05 PM
FAA Gives LightSquared More Testing Time, on Its Alternate Frequency
To the puzzlement of the GPS community and independent radio propagation experts, the FCC ruled on September 13 that LightSquared should conduct further te
Sep 27, 2011 - 11:10 AM
Next-gen Iridium Satellites Might Carry ADS-B Payloads
Satellite communications provider Iridium is in discussions with other aerospace companies and air navigation service providers to equip its next generatio
Sep 27, 2011 - 8:43 AM
AIN Blog: Iridium Declares Goal To ‘Own’ the Cockpit
With a narrower pipe but greater reach for voice and data than its rival Inmarsat, the Iridium satellite network is becoming increasingly relevant for airc