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

Mar 31, 2011 - 4:20 AM
Europe’s Waas Equivalent Approved for Aviation Use
Following a certification and verification process, the European Commission approved the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (Egnos) “safety-
Mar 30, 2011 - 2:10 PM
Coalition Formed To Protect GPS Integrity
Representatives from a wide variety of industries, companies and associations, including AOPA and GAMA, have joined together to form the <a href="http://ww
Mar 30, 2011 - 11:20 AM
Senators Carving Up Airspace
Two U.S.
Mar 30, 2011 - 3:15 AM
DOT IG: Tech Problems Plague NextGen Programs
Department of Transportation Inspector General (IG) Calvin Scovel III told Congress that technical problems continue to plague the en route automation mode
Mar 28, 2011 - 10:15 AM
Park Service proposes cap on Grand Canyon flights
<b><i>by Mark Huber</i> </b> The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing new rules to cap the number of air-tour flights over the Grand Canyon, further re
Mar 28, 2011 - 8:10 AM
Experts debate NAS-wide GPS jamming threat
<b><i>by Andrew Wood</i></b> At press time, the first of three monthly reports of the technical arguments between experts from LightSquared and the GPS com
Mar 15, 2011 - 12:53 PM
GPS Community Draws Line in Sand Against LightSquared
A panel of experts, selected jointly by the GPS Industry Council and LightSquared Corp., is currently determining whether <link news/single-news-page/artic
Mar 15, 2011 - 12:50 PM
Most of Japan’s Airports Reopen After 9.0 Earthquake
Most of Japan’s airports have reopened in the wake of Friday’s major earthquake and ensuing tsunami that triggered one of the worst nuclear power plant dis
Mar 3, 2011 - 7:37 AM
EASA cancels Trent 900 inspection AD
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) yesterday withdrew requirements for repetitive Rolls-Royce Trent 900 inspections it mandated following the uncon
Feb 28, 2011 - 5:05 AM
Satellite Internet plan could threaten GPS
Small, inexpensive GPS jammers carried by truckers have caused the occasional shutdown of the Laas test installation at Newark Airport.