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New Procedures in Las Vegas To Take Effect Next Month

Ahead of implementing routes on February 25 as part of the the Las Vegas Metroplex Project, the agency is adjusting five procedures.

January 25, 2021

IATA Calls for Rapid Covid Tests as Europe Struggles

The association says the tests must replace quarantines and that slot allocation waivers must be extended to allow for a slow air transport recovery.

November 25, 2020

Eurocontrol: Full Traffic Recovery May Take Until 2029

Eurocontrol forecast how quickly traffic levels could rebound, depending on availability of vaccines.

November 5, 2020

Nav Canada Reports Another Year-end Net Loss

Nav Canada, the private company that operates the country’s ATC system, reported a net loss of $584 million in Fiscal Year 2020.

October 27, 2020

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Impact Finding Paves Way for New Florida ATC Procedures

The FAA issued a "Finding of No Significant Impact" for new ATC procedures at 21 South Florida airports, clearing the way for implementation next year.

October 26, 2020

Europe's Airlines Barely Surviving, Recovery Hopes Fading

Industry leaders complained about fragmentation in national government Covid regulations.

October 20, 2020

Embraer Launches Urban Air Mobility Division Called Eve

Embraer confirmed that the new subsidiary will complete development of its Eve eVTOL aircraft and other urban air mobility technology and services.

October 15, 2020

Leonardo, ENAV Pair on Helicopter PBN

Leonardo and ENAV partner on developing more PBN options for helicopter operations.

October 6, 2020

Bell and Xwing Complete NASA Unmanned Demo with APT 70

After demonstrating its detect-and-avoid capability on Bell's APT 70 cargo drone, Xwing is preparing to start flight trials in a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.

September 30, 2020

Nav Canada Reveals Layoffs and New Initiatives

As a result of continued reduced air traffic stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, ATC agency Nav Canada has reduced its workforce by 14 percent.

September 25, 2020

Xwing Unveils Plans for Autonomous Cargo Operations

Xwing is about to start cargo operations in a Cessna Grand Caravan equipped with its autonomous flight control system, but initially with a pilot onboard.

August 20, 2020

FAA To Boost Outage Security of Eram System

DOT IG says the FAA's en route automation modernization system lacks adequate security controls to prevent instances of system crashes.

Nexa Teams With VFS To Support Urban Air Mobility Growth

The Vertical Flight Society has partnered with Nexa Advisors to form a new company called UAM Geomatics that will produce data on the eVTOL market.

FAA's New Urban Air Mobility ConOps Raises Questions

Morphing existing helicopter VFR corridors into dedicated urban air mobility routes is among the challenges identified by critics of ConOps 1.0.

SpaceX Launch Prompts Space Coast TFRs

The planned launch of a SpaceX rocket with a crewed Dragon capsule has prompted a pair of TFRs that will close off sections of Central Florida’s airspace.

Nav Canada Proposes Steep Hikes in ATC User Charges

Nav Canada wants to hike user service charges by an 29.5 percent due to lower air traffic volume and a resulting decrease in collected fees.

European Orgs Ask for More Industry Input on Drone Regs

A cross-section of European organizations, including EBAA, asked the EC to pause a current proposal on drone integration to enable greater industry input.

Saab’s Digital Tower Joint Venture Builds on Civil Success

Swedish remote tower venture continues to grow its business, and is making its first forays into military ATC with the UK's RAF.

DOT Watchdog Finds Contract Towers Efficient, Safe

The DOT OIG found the roughly 250 U.S. contract towers used at least 47.6% fewer resources on average between 2015 and 2018, and had fewer safety events.

Once Busy, Many Bizav Airport Towers To See Hours Cut

The FAA has released a list of 93 airports where it plans to curb operating hours as traffic has declined in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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