atc

Shame on the FAA for cutting budget corners on safety

by Charlie Leocha on April 19, 2013

Sequester cuts are hitting the FAA air traffic control system. While Congress has asked for a list of non-operational areas that could be cut, the FAA demurred and announced cuts that seem to have been designed to generate maximum public pain.

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What we’re reading: Holiday flash mob, Virgin America/Singapore codeshare, UA 787s grounded, ATC union layoffs? Kittyhawk

by Stephanus Surjaputra on December 17, 2012

Virgin America launches codeshare with Singapore, United sidelines second 787, ATC union warns of layoffs, Westjet’s Christmas flash mob

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What we’re reading: Sequestration FAA cuts, AA’s FAs accept contract, what your luggage says about you

by Stephanus Surjaputra on August 21, 2012

Sequestration FAA cuts, American Airlines’ FAs accept contract, what your luggage says about you

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What we’re reading: Testing the 787′s entertainment sytem, ATC errors in Philadelphia, possible Air Canada strike

by Stephanus Surjaputra on September 20, 2011

Pushing the 787′s entertainment sytem, ATC errors increasing in Philadelphia, union may strike against Air Canada

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What we’re reading: Cities try to keep Delta service, record ATC errors set, toilet praise?

by Stephanus Surjaputra on January 4, 2011

Cities try to keep Delta service, ATC errors set record, praise for toilet

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What we’re reading: Blizzard havoc, problems in ATC update, AirAsia may buy Virgin Atlantic

by Stephanus Surjaputra on December 28, 2010

Blizzard causes travel havoc, how to rebook, AirAsia boss may buy Virgin Atlantic

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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 [...]

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

by Stephanus 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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