TagAir Traffic Control(70)
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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. -
2024-11-01Airport Terminal with Control Tower and Aircraft Departure
Image shows an airport terminal with departure gates, a control tower in the background, and an aircraft taking off overhead. The scene includes ground traffic and airport infrastructure typical of a major commercial airport. -
2024-10-02Certain college grads can now be air traffic controllers immediately
The FAA air traffic control tower at Orlando International Airport. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP The Federal Aviation Administration says that graduates of two college air traffic control programs can now bypass the agency’s backlogged training academy. The new announcement is the FAA’s latest move to tackle air traffic controller shortages that have plagued the air travel -
2024-09-01GAO 24-107001: FAA Actions Are Urgently Needed to Modernize Aging Systems
GAO report to Congressional committees identifying that 76% of FAA’s air traffic control systems are unsustainable or potentially unsustainable, with 58 systems having critical operational impacts on safety and efficiency. The report highlights urgent need for modernization following a 2023 national airspace shutdown due to aging system outage. -
2024-07-15Airport Terminal and Parking Structure
Aerial view of a multi-level airport parking structure with vehicles and roadways. The image shows the complex infrastructure of an airport terminal area with control tower visible in the background and an aircraft in flight overhead. -
2024-05-14FAA still short about 3,000 air traffic controllers, new federal numbers show
The air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg/Getty Images Gregory Wallace, CNN Updated 3:38 PM EDT, Tue May 14, 2024 Despite a surge in hiring last year, air traffic control stations nationwide are still about 3,000 controllers short, according to new -
2024-03-21Airport Directional Signage
Airport directional signage showing arrivals, departures, and exit information in multiple languages. The image shows a control tower in the background with airport wayfinding signs in the foreground indicating different terminal areas and services. -
2023-11-06History of air traffic control
Simon Golstein At any given moment, there are more than 10,000 aircraft in the air. They fly along the same routes and use the same airports, taking off and landing within moments of each other. And yet, statistics show that flying is by far the safest way to travel. This is thanks to air traffic -
How a series of air traffic control lapses nearly killed 131 people
By Sydney Ember and Emily Steel New York Times On a foggy Saturday morning in February, an air traffic controller cleared a FedEx cargo plane to land on Runway 18L at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas. A Southwest Airlines jet was on the same runway, but the controller said it would take off before FedEx’s -
2023-09-25Wetland Area Near Airport with Aircraft
Image shows a muddy wetland area with standing water, wooden posts, and fallen logs in the foreground. In the background, multiple commercial aircraft are visible parked at what appears to be an airport, with a control tower and residential areas visible in the distance.