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Inside an Air Traffic Control Room: Navigating the Skies from the Ground

Flightworx

Air traffic control rooms are strategic nerve centres in the aviation industry. Subject to many Hollywood films, and shrouded in mystery, this guide uncovers some of the most intriguing aspects of air traffic control rooms. What do air traffic controllers do? What technology is used?

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Airbus BelugaXL forced to make emergency landing in AmsterdamĀ 

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Air traffic controllers then vectored the aircraft towards Schiphol where the aircraft landed on runway 18C at 15:14 local time. The aircraft initially descended to 10,000ft (which may indicate an onboard pressurization issue), leveling off at this height just seven minutes after the request to descend was first made.

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Air Atlanta 747 freighter rejects takeoff from taxiway at Riyadh AirportĀ 

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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. This runway has a total length of 13,796 feet (4,205 meters).

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Airbus Beluga XL Freighter Diverts To Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

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The aircraft descended to an altitude of about 10,000 feet shortly after squawking 7700 to local air traffic controllers (ATC), which indicates an emergency situation on the aircraft such as a technical, environmental, or medical issue. The aircraft descending to 10,000 feet may indicate a cabin pressurization issue.

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United 767 diverts to Ireland after laptop becomes stuck under business class seatĀ 

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The flight crew told air traffic controllers that a passenger had managed to get their laptop stuck beneath a seat and that as a safety precaution, the flight needed to divert so that the laptop could be freed up due to the fire risk posed by the deviceā€™s lithium-ion battery.

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Royal Mail names Glasgow Prestwick Airport as new UK e-commerce hub

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Nico Le Roux, development director at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, said: “We are confident that our new ‘Fast and Efficient E-commerce Solution’ will offer customers real cost savings against other UK air cargo hubs, whilst also ensuring they meet their customer delivery-time promise.

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New COO announced at Nallian

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Cargo technology company Nallian has appointed Lionel van der Walt as its chief commercial officer. Effective July 1, van der Walt will be responsible for spearheading Nallian’s growth strategy, based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, US.