TagAir Traffic Control(70)
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2025-06-14Airport Control Tower and Horizon Alaska Air Flight #2123 evacuation
Image showing people walking near Sea-Tac Airport control tower with Alaska Airlines aircraft visible in the frame. The scene captures a security incident at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport where passengers were evacuated from an Alaska Airlines plane onto the tarmac. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/security-threat-halts-flights-at-sea-tac-airport/ -
2025-05-20
‘Vintage’ air traffic system to blame for near misses and outages, ex-FAA official says
By Geoff Bennett and Jackson Hudgins Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport again lost contact with planes Monday, according to the FAA. It’s the fourth such incident at that airport in less than a month and the latest in a string of alarming incidents and close calls at airports across the country. Geoff -
2025-03-29Airport Control Tower and Terminal Building
Image shows an airport control tower and terminal building with distinctive curved roof architecture. An aircraft can be seen in the sky, and what appears to be the Washington Monument is visible in the distance, suggesting this may be Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. -
2025-02-20FAA JO7400.2R Handling Airspace Matters
FAA Order JO 7400.2R specifying procedures for use by all personnel in the joint administration of the airspace program. The order consists of six parts covering general procedures, objects affecting navigable airspace, airport airspace analysis, terminal and en route airspace, special use airspace, and integration of various operations into the National Airspace System. -
2025-02-20Procedures for handling airspace matters
FAA Order JO 7400.2R specifying procedures for use by all personnel in the joint administration of the airspace program. The order consists of six parts covering general procedures, objects affecting navigable airspace, airport airspace analysis, terminal and en route airspace, special use airspace, and integration of various operations into the National Airspace System. -
2025-02-17
Tracking FAA ‘Occurrences’ at Sea-Tac: a new focus
Sea-Tac Airport is in the midst of both Federal (NEPA) and State (SEPA) environmental reviews of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). These reviews will determine by how much, if any, the airport can safely expand in the coming years. A key factor in this review is the airport’s ability to manage an increasing number -
Exclusive: US FAA to slow arrivals at Reagan National Airport to reduce risks after crash
Summary FAA reduces Reagan National arrivals to 26 per hour for safety NTSB and FAA brief Senate on crash investigation Transportation Secretary Duffy reconsiders air traffic control staffing rules The FAA told airlines late Wednesday that the reduction from a maximum rate of 28 to 26 arrivals per hour would reduce risk but also increase -
2025-02-05Musk sets sights on aviation reform
Jason Lalljee Elon Musk and the U.S. Department of Transportation will “remake” U.S. airspace, Transportation secretary Sean Duffy said at an event on Wednesday. Why it matters: The collision last week between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter became the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. in more than 20 years, leading to renewed scrutiny -
2025-01-30In ‘incredibly tight’ D.C. airspace, small errors risk major tragedies
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Investigators are gathering evidence to determine the cause of the tragic midair collision between a U.S. Army helicopter and a passenger jet in Washington, D.C., early Wednesday night. Already a key focus is whether the helicopter was flying higher than permitted. As the American Airlines jet made a -
2024-11-08RECAT-EU European Wake Turbulence Categorisation and separation minima on approach and departure
This document presents the European Wake Turbulence Categorisation and Separation Minima on Approach and Departure (RECAT-EU) system, available for operational deployment. It provides information about deployment benefits, including the possibility to operate partial or hybrid versions combining RECAT-EU with ICAO legacy minima.