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.

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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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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

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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Simple Flying

MAY 26, 2024

Air Traffic Controllers are often overlooked in commercial aviation and are often only depicted as voices over the radio instructing pilots to do one thing or another. Nonetheless, these individuals ensure that all flights take off on time and land safely.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Air Traffic Control jobs are one of the most under-discussed roles in aviation. Most of the time, controllers are mentioned when airspace is overwhelmed and operations need to be reduced, or when incidents happen.

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Air Traffic Control 116

Simple Flying

AUGUST 5, 2024

Air traffic controllers (ATCs) play a fundamental role in guaranteeing the safety and efficiency of air travel. Their work involves coordinating aircraft movement to prevent collisions and minimize delays.

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Air Traffic Control 116

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The airport's air traffic control tower is among the most noticeable at any given field. In other cases, control towers are built to stand tall to provide controllers with panoramic views of the airport. Here's a list of the five tallest air traffic control towers in the United States.

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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.

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Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

United Airlines continues to be dissatisfied with the air traffic control situation at its primary hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). The United States has been grappling with a shortage of ATC personnel, and some airports, like Newark, have been affected more than others.

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Jetwhine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The FAA is now hiring a new crop of air traffic controllers to staff control towers and radar rooms around the US.

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Air Traffic Control 93

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 276

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Operations at AustinBergstrom International Airport (AUS) returned to normal Sunday evening after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) put an air traffic control (ATC) staffing shortage mitigation program into effect.

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Air Traffic Control 111

Simple Flying

MAY 24, 2024

Airlines for America, a trade association and lobbying group, is urging the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration to address the air traffic controller shortage in the United States.

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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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AV Web

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Enhanced AT-CTI program streamlines the hiring process for air traffic controllers by allowing graduates to bypass introductory courses at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City. We need more qualified air traffic controllers out in the workforce, and it makes sense to leverage the expertise of the John D.

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Air Traffic Control 98

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Air traffic controllers play a critical role in the US aviation industry. Every day, as over 45,000 flights take off across the country, they are responsible for ensuring the safety of flights through airspace oversight to help connect passengers to their final destinations.

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Air Traffic Control 111

Simple Flying

JUNE 6, 2024

Have you ever heard an Air Traffic Controller speak to an aircraft pilot over the radio? Constant communication between the aircraft commander (pilots) and radio controllers enables safe navigation of aircraft on the ground and in the air.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Air traffic controllers are unequivocally essential to ensuring the aviation industry operates safely and efficiently. Much of the business was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but as over four years have passed, nearly all components have bounced back, including progress in the long-endured pilot shortage.

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Simple Flying

MAY 6, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has added three antidepressants that are approved for use by pilots and air traffic controllers (ATC), a significant development for the mental well-being of professionals working in the aviation industry.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

It's obvious a universal aviation language is needed for pilots and air traffic controllers to communicate clearly and efficiently around the world.

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Aerotime

JULY 30, 2024

A recording of the conversation between a pilot of the DL1304 and air traffic control was uploaded to YouTube. We’re just running the number, so stand by,” the Delta 1304 pilot told air traffic control. air traffic control responded. “We We can get in there,” the Delta 2046 pilot said.

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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.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 13, 2024

Vienna International Airport, known for its architectural grandeur and strategic importance, is home to one of the world's most remarkable air traffic control towers. This article explores this unique structure's design, functionality, and significance.

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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.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Air Traffic Control towers (ATC) are some of the most iconic pieces of infrastructure at airports and are built to have a commanding view of the airport and its runway. The first traffic control tower was built in 1920 at England's Croydon Airport near London.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 31, 2024

Despite the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) attempting to address the ongoing air traffic controller (ATC) staffing crisis, thousands of flights have been impacted this year. With its three airports, the New York metropolitan area has specifically become a hotspot for flight delays related to ATC complications.

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Air Traffic Control 105

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

One of the world's busiest hubs, London Heathrow Airport (LHR), is reportedly piloting Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist Air Traffic Controllers (ATC), who are currently facing staffing shortages across Europe.

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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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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Ford International Airport (GRR), which serves Grand Rapids, Michigan, is all set to get a new air traffic control tower. The Gerald R. The airports current tower is more than six decades old, and its current location hinders further development in the area.

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Air Traffic Control 85

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The US military and its four branches all have the common duty to provide the United States with adequate protection from threats to its security. All of the services have numerous methods, weapons and equipment to accomplish this complicated task.

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Air Traffic Control 111

Aerotime

JULY 10, 2024

The American Eagle, also called Blue Streak, was told to initiate a go around by air traffic control at Syracuse Airport as a precaution. This is wild. Too close for comfort. NewsChannel9 obtained video showing an apparent close call between airplanes taking off Monday morning from the @SyracuseAirport.

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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.

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Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

NTSB releases abstract of final report on 2023 JFK airport runway near-collision: [link] pic.twitter.com/zQnFYLSxBw — NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) June 4, 2024 According to the report, air traffic controllers cleared a Delta Air Lines B-737, with 159 passengers and crew, for takeoff on Runway 4L at JFK in the evening of January 13, 2023.

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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

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The first tower was put in at Croydon Aerodrome in the UK.

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Air Traffic Control 105

Aerotime

JULY 2, 2024

Longfin Media / Shutterstock The increases and the overall success of Ryanair’s June flying program were achieved despite the Irish company suffering excessive delays and being forced to cancel multiple flights at the end of June due to staff shortages that affected several air traffic control centers across Europe.

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