Airline Geeks

AUGUST 16, 2024

Though pilots play a critical role in maintaining aviation safety, air traffic controllers also have important positions in ensuring safe skies.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Airlines Airline 120

Simple Flying

JULY 19, 2024

On July 7th, 2024, Sun Country Airlines Flight 428 got dangerously close to another passenger jet after making a turn that air traffic control (ATC) did not authorize. While the pilot deviation did not result in any

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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline Jet 105

Aerotime

MAY 21, 2024

According to the bureau’s report , the Virgin Australia network (Virgin Australia and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines combined operations) recorded 81.2% We know that on any given day various factors including weather, air traffic control, unscheduled aircraft maintenance, and crew resources can impact airline operations.

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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline Weather 274

Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that interruptions and multitasking led to distractions that resulted in a near-collision incident between a Delta Air Lines and American Airlines aircraft at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York earlier last year.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Clearance Airplanes 284

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The FAA is investigating a potential near collision that occurred between an Alaska Airlines Boeing B737MAX9 aircraft (N919AK) and a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft in Nashville. It’s pretty clear that this was an air traffic control error, as two jets were cleared to use the same runway at the same time.

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Jet 109

Airline Geeks

MAY 27, 2024

A strike by air traffic controllers at Orly airport near Paris has resulted in the cancellation of 70 percent of scheduled flights this past weekend.

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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline 110

Aerotime

APRIL 29, 2024

In this article, Jainita will take an in-depth look at 3 in particular: Air Traffic Controller, Aerospace Engineer, and Aviation Maintenance Technician. In 2023, the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) inducted 1,500 new air traffic controllers. Many other roles in aviation are set to grow in importance.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Cabin Crew Airplanes 237

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The pilot monitoring will have several duties, including monitoring fuel burn, setting navigation equipment, monitoring weather and calibrating instruments, accordingly, communicating with air traffic control, and announcing critical information during certain stages of the flight.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Approach Flight Deck 246

Aerotime

AUGUST 22, 2024

An emergency was declared on an Air India flight from Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) to Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) in India after a bomb threat was found in the aircraft’s lavatory. The threat was declared at 07:36, local time, after it was reported a few minutes earlier by the crew.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Pilot Airlines 274

AOPA

JULY 10, 2024

Jim Inhofe, the former senator from Oklahoma known for his support of aviation, from advocating for airline employees and air traffic controllers to his legislation known as the Pilot’s Bill of Rights, died July 9. He was 89.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Airlines Airline 98

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The NTSB and FAA are investigating a runway incursion at Nashville International Airport on Thursday in which an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crew rejected its takeoff at about 130 knots when a Southwest 737-700 crossed the far end of the runway it was using.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Knot Clearance 110

One Mile at a Time

JULY 20, 2024

Southwest Airlines can’t seem to stay out of the news lately when it comes to concerning safety incidents. Instead, they only increased altitude again after an air traffic controller warned them about a low altitude alert. First and foremost, the air traffic controller here deserves massive kudos.

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Air Traffic Control Altimeter Approach Runway 141

Simple Flying

MAY 10, 2024

Back in the early 1970s, Sydney-Kingsford Smith Airport was almost the site of Australias own Tenerife air disaster. A misunderstanding in communications from air traffic control saw a very near miss between a departing Boeing 727 flown by Trans Australia Airlines and a CP Air Douglas DC-8.

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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline 111

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 21, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating yet another incident involving a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737. This incident involves Southwest Airlines flight WN4069 from Las Vegas (LAS) to Oklahoma City (OKC), which departed on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Air traffic controller: “Okay, 17R?”

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 120

Simple Flying

JULY 8, 2024

Strikes occur when airport and airline employees refuse to work as they demand better pay and conditions. Last year, extreme weather events, staffing issues in some air traffic control towers, and strikes caused widespread travel disruption.

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Air Traffic Control Weather Airlines Airline 81

Aerotime

JUNE 14, 2024

Middle Eastern airline Emirates has been fined by the United States (US) Department of Transportation (DOT) for flying in prohibited airspace between the US and UAE while carrying the JetBlue Airways code. US airlines are prohibited from flying over Iraq below this height. According to the Associated Press , Emirates was fined $1.8

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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline 201

Simple Flying

JULY 28, 2024

During this time, the entire industry, including airlines, airports, regulators, and air traffic control units, treats the "summer peak season" as a special task. Each year, the traditional "summer peak season" occurs in China 's civil aviation industry in July and August.

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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline 105

Aerotime

JULY 9, 2024

With clearance given by air traffic controllers, the flight left its assigned altitude of 34,000ft, descending at around 3,000ft per minute according to data obtained from Flightradar24. Should AeroTime receive an update from the airline, this article will be updated accordingly.

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Descent Air Traffic Control Transponder Clearance 284

Airline Economics

JULY 12, 2024

Airways International has completed delivery of a TotalControl tower simulator for Croatia Control, installed for air traffic control (ATC) training at its headquarters.

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Air Traffic Control 59

Airline Geeks

MAY 28, 2024

This flight begs the question of how pilots, dispatchers, air traffic controllers, and other stakeholders can predict turbulence and avoid it.

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Turbulence Air Traffic Control Pilot Weather 105

Simple Flying

JUNE 10, 2024

From unique architecture or being an iconic filming location to historical buildings and eye-catching air traffic control (ATC) towers, there are several airport landmarks that the public has come to love over the past several decades.

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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline 89

Simple Flying

MAY 7, 2024

The extensive bill is set to address the nation's massive shortage of air traffic controllers and implement new safety technology that could assist in reducing runway collisions, among other provisions.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Runway Airlines 111

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 28, 2024

Southwest Airlines can’t seem to stay out of the news when it comes to concerning incidents lately, from a scary go around in Hawaii , to a dangerously low approach in Oklahoma City , to an inflight Dutch roll. The air traffic control tower at the airport doesn’t open until 5:45AM.

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Runway Air Traffic Control NOTAMs Pilot 112

AV Web

JUNE 21, 2024

On Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it was investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that triggered a low altitude alert during a 9-mile approach to Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport. The low-altitude alert caught the attention of air traffic control. You good out there?”,

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Air Traffic Control Approach Airlines Airline 93

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The college offers two-year degrees in professional pilot careers, air traffic control, unmanned aircraft systems, and has plans to add a degree program in Airframe & Powerplant maintenance, with classes set to start in 2026 at a new Aircraft Maintenance Training Center.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Airlines Airline 93

AV Web

JUNE 21, 2024

On Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it was investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that triggered a low altitude alert during a 9-mile approach to Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport. The low-altitude alert caught the attention of air traffic control. You good out there?”,

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Air Traffic Control Approach Airlines Airline 84

Airline Economics

AUGUST 21, 2024

Air traffic controllers in Australia are set to undertake training for a simulation service delivered remotely from New Zealand, as part of a unique trans-Tasman partnership.

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Air Traffic Control 59

World Airline News

AUGUST 17, 2024

From Air Disaster: From Season 12 Episode 6 “Grand Canyon Disaster”: Just after 9:00 AM United Airlines Flight 718 takes off from Los Angeles International Airport with 53 passengers on board. With only 117 commercial flights in the entire state of California each day, air travel is a luxury enjoyed by the wealthy few.

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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline 52

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

A violent and destructive engine failure on the aircraft, one of United Airlines ’ McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, caused the loss of all standard flight controls through the fracture of all three hydraulic syst ems on the aircraft. Captain Haynes continued his flying career with United Airlines after the incident involving Flight 232.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 301

Aerotime

APRIL 29, 2024

The aircraft is subsequently instructed by Los Angeles Air Traffic Control (ATC) to turn right to avoid the previous departing aircraft one mile ahead of them (an Embraer jet) which can be seen climbing straight ahead in the video.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Threshold Descent 284

Aerotime

MAY 20, 2024

A United Airlines flight from Zurich in Switzerland heading to Chicago on May 19, 2024, had to make an emergency overweight landing in Shannon, Ireland after a business class passenger’s laptop became stuck beneath the mechanism of their seat.

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Air Traffic Control Cabin Crew Runway Cargo 261

Jetwhine

APRIL 15, 2024

As a reminder, aviation fuel taxes are how the government funds the Airport and Airway Trust Fund that pays for airport improvements and some FAA operations such as air traffic control. By the way, the airline ticket tax does not include all off the fees the airlines so love for baggage, rebooking, legroom, and what have you.

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Air Traffic Control General Aviation Jet Airlines 52

AV Web

JUNE 7, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined last year’s near collision between a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a FedEx Boeing 767 on an Austin, Texas runway was caused by a lack of critical safety technology and errors made by an air traffic controller.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Jet Airlines 98

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

I’ve been intrigued by the photographs being passed around of the Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 that flew into a hailstorm. Austrian Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Austria. Airline photograph from inside the cockpit of the A320, showing the damage to the windshields.

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Airlines Airline Cockpit Weather 84

Airline Economics

MAY 17, 2024

Textron Aviation has received supplemental type certification (STC) approval from the Federal Aviation Administration’s fully integrated Future Air Navigation System (FANS) and Protected Mode Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (PM-CPDLC) program for Hawker 4000 aircraft equipped with the Honeywell PRIMUS EPIC integrated cockpit.

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Cockpit Air Traffic Control Pilot Jet 59

Aerotime

MAY 1, 2024

On April 22, 2024, an Air Atlanta Europe Malta Boeing 747-400 freighter operating on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines was scheduled to depart from Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) and fly to Nairobi (NBO) in Kenya.

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Tarmac Runway Cargo Air Traffic Control 301

Flyertalk

JUNE 6, 2024

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) took on the topic and presented ways to reduce severe turbulence overall during the annual safety briefing during the 2024 Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit. To those ends, IATA has a product available to airlines to help track the situation.

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Turbulence Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline 52