Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2025

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure would set aside $15 billion for the FAA to modernize air traffic control (ATC) systems. The post FAA Could Get $15B to Update Air Traffic Control Systems appeared first on FLYING Magazine. A budget reconciliation proposal put forward by the U.S.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he will use authority given to him by Congress to allow air traffic controllers to continue working past the current mandatory retirement age of 56. A spokesperson for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) confirmed to The Hill that Duffy does have that authority.

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Cranky Flier

MAY 12, 2025

I stopped counting long ago, but there have been many, many attempts to try to modernize the US’s air traffic control (ATC) system over the years. First, we had the mid-air collision between the American Eagle CRJ-700 and the Army Blackhawk helicopter. This is both ambitious and also… not at all.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 9, 2025

A key aspect of this responsibility is the training and oversight of air traffic controllers (ATCs), who are responsible for guiding aircraft safely during takeoff, flight, and landing. Becoming an air traffic controller involves a rigorous and demanding process that requires extensive training and certification.

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Aerotime

JUNE 3, 2025

While Ryanair has long campaigned for reform to ensure air traffic control centers are fully staffed to handle the forecast flows of air traffic volumes, the airline says that air traffic control (ATC) delays are getting worse, as evidenced by the delays to and from London Stansted due to NATS staff shortages.

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AOPA

MAY 8, 2025

air traffic control system in the next three to four years. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled a plan to rebuild the U.S.

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Aerotime

APRIL 30, 2025

Hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) because of telecommunications and equipment issues at an air traffic control center in Philadelphia. At the start of 2024, the FAA noted that there was a shortage of 3,000 air traffic controllers in the United States.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 4, 2025

Air traffic controllers have incredibly stressful jobs, and a vast majority of them are true professionals. The air traffic controller received a traffic alert, and to avoid a collision, he instructed the American A321 to turn right as soon as possible, and then to climb, to get the planes off a collision course.

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Simple Flying

MAY 13, 2025

Newark Liberty International Airport has become emblematic of the larger air traffic control situation in the United States.

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Air Traffic Control 134

Aerotime

JUNE 2, 2025

Air traffic controller firm Skyguide is reducing capacity for approaches at Geneva Airport (GVA), Switzerland, after a radar system suffered multiple malfunctions. The safety of air traffic was not endangered at any time, said a spokesperson for Skyguide. This phenomenon occurred mainly in Geneva.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 31, 2024

On December 27, 2024, at around 16:30 local time, air traffic controllers instructed the chartered Embraer E135 jet, operated by Key Lime Air, to stop before crossing runway 24L at LAX, because Delta flight 471 was taking off from that runway at the time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Simple Flying

MARCH 30, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau has announced a goal of hiring 2,000 more air traffic controllers around the United States of America.

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Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

[link] pic.twitter.com/O1ccRpJn39 — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 9, 2024 An IndiGo spokesperson told the Times of India that the IndiGo flight from Indore was given a landing clearance by the air traffic control tower.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

On August 28, 2023, around 300,000 travelers faced swathes of cancellations when the air traffic control system that keeps the UK’s skies safe suffered a fault.

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Aerotime

MAY 4, 2025

The move comes in response to severe air traffic control staffing shortages and the recent ATC equipment failures. According to United Airlines CEO Scott Kirbys letter, critical technology used by FAA air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport has repeatedly failed, leading to widespread disruptions.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 1, 2025

United States Department of Transportation announced a proposal Thursday to increase recruitment efforts and speed up the hiring process in an effort to solve the persistent lack of air traffic controllers.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Without qualified and competent air traffic controllers on the ground, managing the increasingly crowded skies, and keeping aircraft apart, safety could be compromised with a resulting potential for catastrophe and the loss of life, both in the air and on the ground.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

Behind the scenes of every flight, air traffic controllers (ATCs) are working tirelessly to ensure that the global aviation system moves safely, efficiently, and smoothly. Given the high stakes and the skills required , air traffic controllers are well-compensated for their challenging job.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

NTSB has been provided updated information that shows the air traffic control tower display at DCA is fed by the Potomac TRACON. The TRACON fuses information from multiple radar sensors and ADS-B data, providing the best quality flight track data to air traffic control.

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

As an aviation geek,I love listening to air traffic control audio, and always enjoy the VASAviation YouTube channel, which does a great job coveringnoteworthy air traffic control interactions. However, there seems to be a super friendly female controller at New York Center.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Air traffic controllers are responsible for giving pilots clearances within controlled airspace. Controllers and pilots train for years to learn the common language of aviation: clearances. Let's talk about five clearances and what they mean.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 23, 2025

The new United States Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, is moving forward with a clear priority of modernizing the United States air traffic control system.

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Aerotime

MAY 16, 2025

Pilots flying into Denver International Airport (DEN) were cut off from communicating with air traffic controllers for 90 seconds during the latest US outage, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). According to Fox News , 20 pilots were left without means to communicate with air traffic control.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

However, about five minutes before landing, radio contact was lost with the pilots, although the transponder continued to work normally which transmitted the aircraft’s height and position information to the air traffic controllers at Guarulhos Airport.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Manchester Airport (MAN) located in the north of England, and Britains third busiest airport in terms of passenger throughput, is to be the UKs first major international airport to adopt a hybrid digital control tower as part of a project announced by the UKs National Air Traffic Control Service, or NATS.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As part of the industrial action, air traffic controllers walked out at 06:45 (local time) this morning, and joined thousands of other workers unhappy with the new federal governments plans to reform pensions and introduce new policies. AM to 10.15PM on 13/02.

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Aerotime

MAY 6, 2025

Air traffic controllers at the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) have taken time off to recover from the stress of multiple recent outages at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 12, 2025

“The investigation involves analyzing various sources of information, including air traffic control records, video footage of the crash and debris from the site,” South Korean authorities said according to Yonhap.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

About 10 minutes before reaching Nome, the aircraft lost radio contact with air traffic control. Before losing contact, the pilot informed Anchorage Air Traffic Control that he planned to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be cleared, as reported by the fire department.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

link] pic.twitter.com/yH6fO1zlf4 — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 14, 2025 Air traffic control based at Phoenix Sky Harbor issued corrective instructions to both flight crews. Another win for TCAS with a close call in Phoenix between a United 737 and Delta A330 over the weekend.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

However, the crew stopped the climb at 6,000ft (1,829m) around four minutes after take-off and reported to air traffic controllers that the aircraft had struck a flock of birds on departure. The aircraft took off from runway 24 at Schiphol around 10:09 local time.

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Alaska Air

MAY 8, 2025

The post Alaska Air Group CEO, Ben Minicucci statement on DOT’s air traffic control action plan appeared first on Alaska Airlines News.

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Aerotime

MAY 21, 2025

Finally, the FAA said it intends to boost the number of air traffic controllers across the country. Currently, Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which manages flights to and from Newark, has 22 certified controllers, five certified supervisors, and 21 controllers and supervisors in training.

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Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Amid an ongoing air traffic controller (ATC) shortage in the US, a new report uncovered staffing numbers at an overwhelming majority of facilities are below the recommendations determined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA).

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AV Web

APRIL 3, 2025

On Wednesday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced new measures to support air traffic controllers at Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA). The post FAA Announces New Measures To Support Air Traffic Controllers At Reagan National appeared first on AVweb.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 19, 2025

billion in airport and air traffic control infrastructure projects over the next four years. A section in the 1,116-page bill, titled Air Traffic Control Staffing and Modernization, budgets for a variety of infrastructure improvements to be administered by the FAA head until September 30, 2029.

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Aerotime

JUNE 9, 2025

According to The Points Guy, the airline has received notifications of radio interference between the VHF antennas used by pilots for communication with air traffic controllers and the Starlink antennas.

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