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Forget about climate change, let’s get to work changing the air-traffic system

by Charlie Leocha on February 23, 2010

I just saw another article about a new “attempt at passing a climate change bill in the Senate.” With the underpinnings of climate change in doubt, resignations of UN environmental bigwigs, flat temperatures over the past 15 years and the discovery that glaciers covering the Hymalayas are not likely to disappear in a decade, I [...]

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Government getting ready to give airlines millions for avionics

by Charlie Leocha on December 10, 2009

Here in Washington, a steady drip of commentary about the air traffic control system and airline avionics is making it obvious that the government is making plans to pay for the upgrade needed by the airlines to access the next generation of air traffic control.
While much of the ground-based system can handle advanced controlling and [...]

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What we’re reading: United retires last 737, Continental joins Star Alliance, need for NextGen air traffic control

by Steve Surjaputra on October 29, 2009

United will retire the last of its 737 on Wednesday. It will make its last landing at San Francisco International Airport.

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New air-traffic computers fail tests

by Charlie Leocha on October 8, 2009

Reports are circulating that on one of the initial tests of the new computer system planned for the Next Gen air traffic control (ATC) system, the systems failed to identify aircraft properly. The decades-old system had to be re-activated and the state-of-the-art computer was shut down.

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Just how late is your flight going to be? Here’s how to find out — and what to do

by Janice Hough on July 6, 2009

While winter storms make for dramatic pictures of shut-down airports, travelers know that summer thunderstorms can cause just about as many delays. And one of the most frustrating things about delays is the uncertainty.

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What we’re reading: Inside an ATC tower, flying the Wi-Fi skies, full-body scanners

by Charlie Leocha on April 15, 2009

Inside an understaffed air traffic control tower, the state of in-flight broadband connectivity, and the lowdown on those new whole-body scanners.

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Long on-board delay focus won’t solve air traffic crisis

by David Burns on March 31, 2009

Long on-board delays. Perfect fodder for yellow journalists and for government officials looking for easy causes to help with reelection. But they are not the right focus for those hoping to convince government officials to fix our ailing national Air Traffic Control (ATC) system.

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An air traffic control bureaucratic brouhaha

by Charlie Leocha on March 27, 2009

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard from the FAA, pilots and air traffic controllers regarding the state of NextGen, the new air traffic control system (ATC) to be deployed across the U.S., this week. It’s not a pretty picture.

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Continental CEO suggests re-regulation? Not really

by Charlie Leocha on March 25, 2009

Airline re-regulation? Anyone who has witnessed the battles between lobbyists representing various interest groups in Washington cannot be in favor of re-regulation. Innovation would grind to a halt. Our airline system would go the way of the American railroads. Consumer protection? That’s another story.

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The hand of government means cost overruns and delays

by Charlie Leocha on October 2, 2008

Charlie LeochaAbout five months ago I lamented about our “can’t do” government. The hits just keep on coming — the FAA and our ATC once again have been subjected to no action. Anytime our government is involved, projects stall and costs rise. Heaven help us with our national financial bailout adventure.

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