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FAA Moving Forward with En Route Expansion of Data Comm

The FAA is testing Data Comm in the en route environment and anticipates initial deployment by 2020.

ATC

March 18, 2019

Episode 18: Into the Storm | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast

“If either of us had said, ‘Let’s turn around and get out of here,’ we would have done it.”

Accidents

March 15, 2019

European Airlines Highlight Environmental Costs of ATC Woes

Strikes, technical failures, and airspace inefficiencies have led to 1 million metric tons of avoidable CO2 emissions since 2014.

Airlines

March 7, 2019

Industry to Congress: Continue Funding Contract Towers

The program provides a unified approach to ATC, the industry groups remind Congress.

ATC

March 4, 2019

Canada To Decommission Hundreds of VORs, NDBs

Following a study, Nav Canada plans to decommission hundreds of VOR and NDB navigation aids that it said are no longer required.

ATC

March 4, 2019

Pakistani Airspace Reopens as Kashmir Tensions Ease

Several airlines resume regular service.

Airlines

March 1, 2019

Military Spat Closes Pakistan Airspace, Snarls Traffic

Pakistan’s civil aviation authority said flight operations in northeastern and northwestern regions of Pakistan will remain suspended until further notice.

Airports

February 27, 2019

Kashmir Hostilities Severely Disrupt Airline Operations

Operators can no longer use Pakistani and Afghani airspace while India closes eight airports.

Airlines

February 27, 2019

Toronto Pearson To Launch Departure Reservation Program

Airport will sequence operations based on reservations and air traffic flow management restrictions.

ATC

February 12, 2019

Belgian Airspace to Close for Inbound and Outbound Traffic

All flights to and from Belgium will be suspended for 24 hours due to a national strike affecting staffing levels at the ANSP.

Airlines

February 12, 2019

Canada Issues Recommendations Following Incursion Study

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation into 27 runway incursions at Toronto Pearson Intl. Airport has led to four recommendations.

Airports

February 4, 2019

Osprey Brings Real-time Risk Assessment to Flightworx

Data-led approach offers instantaneous risk assessment in flight planning tool.

ATC

January 31, 2019

ATC Delays Break U.S. Government Shutdown Impasse

The FAA acknowledged it has experienced a higher number than usual staff out on sick leave at two of its facilities.

ATC

January 25, 2019

ATC Staff Shortage Halts Flights at New York La Guardia

Air traffic management program has delayed outgoing flights by more than an hour at nearby Newark Airport.

Airports

January 25, 2019

NATCA Takes Case to Traveling Public—and Courts

NATCA is planning to distribute leaflets at as many as 50 airports to highlight the ramifications of the shutdown.

ATC

January 14, 2019

Europe Hit by First ATC Strikes of the Year

Air traffic control capacity shortages, staffing issues, and industrial action caused a sharp rise in 2018 flight delays.

Airlines

January 11, 2019