‘Birthplace of Aviation’ To Get Hall of Fame To Celebrate Flight
A group seeks to transform the historic Port Columbus Airport terminal and control tower, established in 1929, into the Ohio Air & Space (OAS) Hall of Fame and Learning Center.
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How Two Air Traffic Controllers Helped a Passenger Land an Airplane
One controller’s experience as a pilot and instructor came into play.
Passenger Lands Caravan After Pilot Becomes ‘Incoherent’
Air traffic controllers guide passenger with no flight training to a safe landing.
How the FAA Will Spend $1 Billion To Improve ATC Over the Next Year
The funds will come from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
FAA To Increase ATC Staffing To Combat Florida Congestion
The FAA is ramping up air traffic control staffing in northern Florida and eyeing new strategies to keep aircraft moving, the company announced after a two-day meeting with airlines and aviation stakeholders targeting air traffic congestion in the state. FAA staffing shortages, particularly at the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center, along with weather, space […]
Langhorne Bond, Former FAA Boss, Dead at 84
FAA administrator from 1977 to 1981, Bond oversaw the rollout of computerized national air traffic control system, but will always be linked to Flight 191 crash in 1979.
I.L.A.F.F.T.: The Glide Slope
A faulty glideslope connection fools a pilot into following the instrument’s needle almost into the ground.
FAA Solicits Designs for Future Air Traffic Control Towers
The FAA is soliciting designs for control towers at regional and municipal airports that will answer the need for sustainable aviation solutions. “For communities large and small, the air traffic control tower is an icon. We want architects and engineers from every corner of the country to help build the safe and sustainable towers of […]
Talk to Yourself. It Works.
“In instrument training, if you’re not doing something, you’re missing something,” Chris said. Chris was my new instructor, assigned to me for my instrument training. I didn’t understand what he meant at the time, until one quiet night we were flying along, and the instructions from the air traffic controller, who called out numbers like […]
Alaska Airlines Optimizes Traffic Flow Using Artificial Intelligence
Alaska Airlines and Airspace Intelligence have signed a multi-year contract for a “first-of-its-kind partnership to optimize air traffic flow using artificial intelligence and machine learning.” In a news release, Alaska Airlines said the partnership will use, “Flyways AI … that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to assist dispatchers in making flight operations more […]
