ATC

Negotiations with union on next contract continue.

Move ends 40 years of in-house weather experts advising controllers.

Funding will go for projects such as new baggage systems, security checkpoints, and increased airport gate capacity.

Pilots always listen to the ATIS, right? And how does ATC get that information it records for the ATIS. And while we’re at it, how do AWOS and ASOS differ?

Even professional pilots and controllers get it wrong sometimes. How can the rest of us keep up and minimize safety risks?

Initiative’s trainees will skip FAA Academy after college courses.

With its target for this year met, the agency explores strategies to continue hiring ATCs.

How vigilant do you need to be in special use airspace? After touring McGuire Air Force Base tower, radar approach control, and base operations, I’d say, “very.”

Thunderstorm avoidance is important to pilots, sure, but did you know that it’s also a critical activity for air traffic controllers?

The low-hanging fruit of aviation journalism is accident reports. But ATC saves give us as much to learn without the tragic outcome.