ATC

Ever watched news about ATC—controllers falling asleep, doing drugs, near misses? Can any of that be true? Here is one controller’s perspective.

The proposal also includes a major funding increase for the FAA, including money to hire 2,000 air traffic controllers.

The government-owned organization predicted drones will complete 60 million commercial deliveries annually by 2043.

Collins Aerospace has delivered to the U.S. Air Force a fully autonomous vehicle-mounted air traffic control system designed for operations in austere environments.

Reasonably powerful lasers have grown cheaper and are generally available. Both innocent and malicious pranksters have caused real issues.

Japanese aviation authorities say the Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger jet at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (RJTT) had not been cleared for takeoff.

Just as air traffic control is essential for commercial and general aviation, so too will uncrewed traffic management be for drones.

Under the deal, the company will also support air traffic control and landing systems for the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, and Military Sealift Command.

The airspace is called the Western Atlantic Route System, known by its acronym, WATRS.

The FAA says it is taking immediate action to improve air traffic controller training and safety reporting in response to a recently released National Airspace System Safety Review Team report.