Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

[link] pic.twitter.com/O1ccRpJn39 — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 9, 2024 An IndiGo spokesperson told the Times of India that the IndiGo flight from Indore was given a landing clearance by the air traffic control tower.

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Air Traffic Control Lift Pilot in Command Runway 261

Aerotime

DECEMBER 31, 2024

On December 27, 2024, at around 16:30 local time, air traffic controllers instructed the chartered Embraer E135 jet, operated by Key Lime Air, to stop before crossing runway 24L at LAX, because Delta flight 471 was taking off from that runway at the time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Air Traffic Control Jet Runway Airline 274

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

On August 28, 2023, around 300,000 travelers faced swathes of cancellations when the air traffic control system that keeps the UK’s skies safe suffered a fault.

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Air Traffic Control Flight Plan Airline Airlines 293

Simple Flying

MARCH 1, 2025

United States Department of Transportation announced a proposal Thursday to increase recruitment efforts and speed up the hiring process in an effort to solve the persistent lack of air traffic controllers.

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Air Traffic Control 105

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

NTSB has been provided updated information that shows the air traffic control tower display at DCA is fed by the Potomac TRACON. The TRACON fuses information from multiple radar sensors and ADS-B data, providing the best quality flight track data to air traffic control.

Air Traffic Control 293

Air Traffic Control Horizontal Stabilizer Quick Access Recorder Cockpit 293

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

As an aviation geek,I love listening to air traffic control audio, and always enjoy the VASAviation YouTube channel, which does a great job coveringnoteworthy air traffic control interactions. However, there seems to be a super friendly female controller at New York Center.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot 103

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As part of the industrial action, air traffic controllers walked out at 06:45 (local time) this morning, and joined thousands of other workers unhappy with the new federal governments plans to reform pensions and introduce new policies. AM to 10.15PM on 13/02.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Airline Airlines 262

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Air traffic controllers are responsible for giving pilots clearances within controlled airspace. Controllers and pilots train for years to learn the common language of aviation: clearances. Let's talk about five clearances and what they mean.

Air Traffic Control 111

Air Traffic Control Clearance Pilot Turbulence 111

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Manchester Airport (MAN) located in the north of England, and Britains third busiest airport in terms of passenger throughput, is to be the UKs first major international airport to adopt a hybrid digital control tower as part of a project announced by the UKs National Air Traffic Control Service, or NATS.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Airline Airlines 266

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

However, about five minutes before landing, radio contact was lost with the pilots, although the transponder continued to work normally which transmitted the aircraft’s height and position information to the air traffic controllers at Guarulhos Airport.

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Air Traffic Control Cargo Runway Transponder 301

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

About 10 minutes before reaching Nome, the aircraft lost radio contact with air traffic control. Before losing contact, the pilot informed Anchorage Air Traffic Control that he planned to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be cleared, as reported by the fire department.

Air Traffic Control 293

Air Traffic Control Weather Runway Airplanes 293

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

However, as the flight approached Troms, air traffic control reported winds at the arrival airport had reached speeds of up to 48 knots (88 km/h) which were outside of those permitted for crews to land in by the operating airline.

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Air Traffic Control Knot Approach Weather 259

Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

Less than an hour after takeoff, the aircraft lost contact with air traffic control while flying over the South China Sea and has not been located since. It is presumed that all 227 passengers and 12 crew members have died.

Air Traffic Control 295

Air Traffic Control Cockpit Airline Airlines 295

Aerotime

JANUARY 12, 2025

“The investigation involves analyzing various sources of information, including air traffic control records, video footage of the crash and debris from the site,” South Korean authorities said according to Yonhap.

Air Traffic Control 293

Air Traffic Control Runway Cockpit 293

Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

As the aircraft approached Nome, air traffic controllers informed the pilot of flight 445 that Nomes runway was being de-iced and was temporarily closed, and that flight 445 could expect a 10 to 15 minute delay in landing clearance to be given. The airplanes altitude associated with that data point was 1,325ft (397m).

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Knot Air Traffic Control Gross Weight Airplanes 305

Aerotime

MARCH 6, 2025

On February 25, 2025, he stated that the Verizon system is not working and so is putting air travelers at serious risk. A few days later, he added that the Verizon communication system to air traffic control is breaking down very rapidly.

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Air Traffic Control 271

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

link] pic.twitter.com/yH6fO1zlf4 — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 14, 2025 Air traffic control based at Phoenix Sky Harbor issued corrective instructions to both flight crews. Another win for TCAS with a close call in Phoenix between a United 737 and Delta A330 over the weekend.

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Approach Runway Jet Air Traffic Control 293

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Amid an ongoing air traffic controller (ATC) shortage in the US, a new report uncovered staffing numbers at an overwhelming majority of facilities are below the recommendations determined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA).

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Air Traffic Control 131

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

However, the crew stopped the climb at 6,000ft (1,829m) around four minutes after take-off and reported to air traffic controllers that the aircraft had struck a flock of birds on departure. The aircraft took off from runway 24 at Schiphol around 10:09 local time.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 307

Simple Flying

MAY 16, 2024

Air traffic controllers are pivotal in controlling the movement of aircraft in the airspace. In many countries with sophisticated aviation practices, flights are conducted from airports throughout the day and night, necessitating air traffic controllers to be on guard at all times.

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Air Traffic Control 122

Aerotime

MARCH 7, 2025

The report said that the aircraft, registered XA-UCI, was flying for around one minute when it crashed on a street in Philidelphia, and that the flight crew was in communication with air traffic control at the time of the accident. There were no distress calls received from the flight crew, the NTSB said.

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Air Traffic Control Cockpit Jet Pilot 272

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Its aviation division, called Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, develops and manufactures a broad range of systems used in civilian and military aircraft, at airports and across several other areas of the industry, such as air traffic control and safety.

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Air Traffic Control 281

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 14, 2025

Air traffic controllers have stressful jobs, and a vast majority of them go above and beyond to be professional. Air traffic controllers youre on request causes confusion Let me start by saying that this is hardly the most offensive interaction that this guy has had, but its so indicative of an unnecessary hostility.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance Runway 110

Aerotime

MARCH 24, 2025

He did not respond to the calls from the civil or military air traffic controllers, nor to knocks on the door. He kept the cockpit door locked during the descent, despite requests for access made via the keypad and the cabin interphone.

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Cockpit Air Traffic Control Descent Pilot 271

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 29, 2025

If reports are to be believed, a fight broke out in the air traffic control tower at Washington National Airport (DCA), and it got so bad that blood was spattered on control consoles. As its described, a pair of on-duty controllers got into an argument before one threw a punch at the other.

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Air Traffic Control Airline Airlines 127

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy has suggested at her latest briefing that the Black Hawk helicopter crew may have missed a key instruction from air traffic controllers (ATC) before the crash with an American Eagle flight.

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Air Traffic Control Altimeter Cockpit Pilot 299

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As an aviation geek, I love listening to air traffic control audio, and always enjoy the VASAviation YouTube channel, which does a great job covering noteworthy air traffic control interactions. Ultimately air traffic controllers need to maintain their composure.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance General Aviation 123

Aerotime

JANUARY 21, 2025

At this point, some one hour and 15 minutes after departure and with the aircraft cruising at 37,000ft, the crew reported to air traffic controllers that they were experiencing a minor fuel indication issue.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Airline Airlines 284

Simple Flying

MAY 12, 2024

Air traffic controllers are highly specialized individuals who undergo tough and scrutiny training to keep the skies and tarmacs safe. They manage the flow of aircraft in and out of airports and in the air, overseeing the entire flight path of planes.

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Air Traffic Control Tarmac 122

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 6, 2025

As an aviation geek,I love listening to air traffic control audio, and always enjoy the VASAviation YouTube channel, which does a great job coveringnoteworthy air traffic control interactions. Air traffic controller: Because I gave you STRAT at 3,000. Air traffic controller: Its okay.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Approach Clearance 117

Aerotime

MARCH 6, 2025

We’re closely monitoring Tropical Cyclone Alfred off the coast of South-East Queensland and are working alongside airport authorities, air traffic control and airport services providers to ensure any impact to schedules are clearly communicated to customers and our people, Qantas said.

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Air Traffic Control Weather Flight Plan Airline 267

Simple Flying

AUGUST 30, 2024

Air traffic control (ATC) is a critical component of the aviation industry, ensuring that the thousands of flights crisscrossing the skies daily do so safely and efficiently. While most people know the primary responsibilities of air traffic controllers, several fascinating aspects of the job still need to be discovered.

Air Traffic Control 111

Air Traffic Control 111

Simple Flying

MARCH 9, 2025

During a United States House of Representatives hearing titled America Builds: Air Traffic Control System Infrastructure and Staffing, stakeholders, including lawmakers, expressed their concerns about the safety of the National Airspace System (NAS), especially following the recent fatal and non-fatal high-profile accidents and incidents.

Air Traffic Control 110

Air Traffic Control 110

Simple Flying

MAY 9, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not implement amendments to the rest rules requirements for air traffic controllers (ATC) before July 2024, a change of policy since April, when the regulator said that it would mandate a certain amount of rest before shifts.

Air Traffic Control 122

Air Traffic Control 122

Simple Flying

JULY 24, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has partnered with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) to ensure controllers receive enough rest in between their shifts. The aviation industry has grappled with a string of safety-related incidents involving pilots and air traffic controllers.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot 111

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The world's first air traffic control tower was built at Croydon Airport in London more than 100 years ago. Since then, air traffic control has become a vital part of aviation, and towers have been placed at airports worldwide.

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Air Traffic Control 116

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 16, 2025

Air traffic controllers at JFK are known for sometimes having an attitude. Air traffic controller: Say again? Air traffic controller: Whos speaking? Air traffic controller: Okay JetBlue 815, I thank you for your input but they were instructed to follow the aircraft in front of them.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway Jet 109