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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Air Traffic Control Pilot in Command Lift Runway 260

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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Air Traffic Control Pilot Cabin Crew Threshold 230

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 remained off the west coast of the Netherlands while heading north to prepare for the approach back into Schiphol.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 301

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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Air Traffic Control Approach Airline Airlines 215

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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Air Traffic Control Pilot Approach 200

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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Air Traffic Control Approach Airline Airlines 204

Aerotime

MAY 21, 2025

Flight restrictions imposed at Newark Liberty Interantional Airport (EWR) following three recent radar outages at the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) will remain in place until June 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach 259

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

However, as the flight approached Troms, air traffic control reported winds at the arrival airport had reached speeds of up to 48 knots (88 km/h) which were outside of those permitted for crews to land in by the operating airline.

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Air Traffic Control Knot Approach Weather 204

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 6, 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. The aircraft was on an RNAV approach , which uses waypoints to keep planes moving in the right direction.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Approach Clearance 116

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Almost the entire flight appeared to be routine, until the plane was on approach to SFO. KTVU @SFGate @VASAviation pic.twitter.com/Lqkh5snd8i Hoppinaroundtheworld (@Hopinarndthwrld) February 24, 2025 Fortunately air traffic controllers at SFO got a low altitude alert, and informed the pilots of their concerning altitude.

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Approach Knot Air Traffic Control Final Approach 99

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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Air Traffic Control Cargo Runway Approach 122

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

They decided to add some discretionary fuel sufficient to be able to carry out a missed approach and still protect diversion fuel. Instead, the TUI flight elected to divert at Birmingham Airport (BHX) and warned air traffic control it would be on minimum fuel after holding at MAN for around 20 minutes.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Final Approach Weather 194

Simple Flying

MAY 20, 2025

Newark Liberty International Airport just experienced its fourth air traffic control (ATC) outage in the past month. It has happened again.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Airlines Airline 108

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 14, 2025

This essentially means it was flying at a 90 degree angle to the runway, so it needed to make a left turn, to get on the runway heading for the final approach. TCAS stands for Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, and its an aircraft system designed to avoid mid-air collisions. What can we take away from this incident?

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Final Approach 107

Aerotime

MARCH 25, 2025

Aerovista Luchtfotografie / Shutterstock While the solar panels below the approach route to the Polderbaan Runway are outside the landing area but due to glare when the sun shines, they are hindering visibility for pilots. The position of the sun means that this effect occurs in the late morning.

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Lift Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot 231

AV Web

MARCH 20, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is deploying runway safety technology upgrades at 74 air traffic control towers in the U.S., The Runway Incursion Device (RID) is designed to assist air traffic controllers by providing real-time alerts when a runway is occupied or closed.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach 111

Aerotime

MARCH 28, 2025

At around 24,000 feet, the crew got the aircraft largely under control. They radioed air traffic control, advising that the situation had become much worse, and again talked to Alaska Airlines maintenance for advice. Sadly, though, it was not to be.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Airlines Airline 281

Aerotime

APRIL 22, 2025

NOTAM modernization is the first step as we work to deliver an all-new air traffic control system that makes air travel safer and more efficient. We worked with the best and brightest and came up with an accelerated approach to bring our technology into the 21st Century.

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NOTAMs Air Traffic Control Approach 181

One Mile at a Time

MAY 28, 2025

A Southwest Airlines jet had a pretty dramatic approach to Denver International Airport (DEN), after it was struck by lightning, and the pilots lost radio communication. The 1,506-mile flight was mostly uneventful, until it started its approach for Denver around 8PM local time.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Pilot Jet 94

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

On the climb out, one of the Southwest pilots can be heard asking the air traffic controller how did that happen? The controller doesnt respond to that, but advises the Southwest flight to switch frequencies (which is fair, since the priority is on safety, and everything else can be discussed later).

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Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance 117

One Mile at a Time

MAY 23, 2025

While there are lots more questions than answers as of now, the air traffic control audio from this is quite something Cessna Citation II crashed on approach to San Diego Shortly before 4AM on Thursday, May 22, 2025, a 40-year-old Cessna Citation II with the registration code N666DS crashed (thats quite the registration code).

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Air Traffic Control Jet Approach Weather 86

One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As the jet flew over the Red Sea and approached Eritrea, it suddenly turned around. The airline claims that an overflight permit had been issued for this flight, but Eritrea’s air traffic control didn’t authorize the flight into Eritrean airspace. The decision was made to return all the way to Vienna.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Approach Airlines 106

Simple Flying

MAY 30, 2025

On Wednesday, The Aviation Herald reported an unusual incident that occurred on Friday, May 23rd, in which an aircraft made a final approach to a runway that was closed due to works in progress at Jorge Chvez International Airport (LIM), in Lima, Peru.

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Runway Approach Air Traffic Control Final Approach 115

Flying Magazine

MAY 5, 2025

Keep in mind, this particular air traffic control facility has been chronically understaffed for years, Kirby wrote in a message to customers. Without these controllers, its now clearand the FAA tells usthat Newark airport cannot handle the number of planes that are scheduled to operate there in the weeks and months ahead.

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Air Traffic Control Ceiling Runway Approach 108

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The research highlights the need for a holistic approach to single-pilot operations, considering not just the technological aspects but also the psychological and physiological demands on the pilot.

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Pilot Flight Deck Cockpit Air Traffic Control 279

One Mile at a Time

MAY 20, 2025

The wild part is that it wasnt even a chase, but instead, the 36-year-old driver did that all unnoticed, until someone finally spotted him from the air traffic control tower. Once authorities caught wind of what was going on, they of course approached him. This seemed to be a genuine mistake.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Runway 91

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 14, 2025

Im not sure what to make of this incident, other than being grateful that the Southwest Airlines pilots seemed to know what they were doing Van Nuys tower struggles to deal with difficult situation VASAviation has the air traffic control audio and a visualization of a close call in Southern California, which happened on March 17, 2025.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 83

AV Web

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Responding to a request from AVweb , the FAA said in a statement: “While conducting an overhead approach to Runway 30 at Long Beach Airport in California, [the four military aircraft] conflicted with a Cessna 152 that was departing from Runway 26 Right. Air traffic control issued corrective instructions and traffic advisories to the aircraft.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Airplanes 111

Aerotime

MARCH 13, 2025

In this program, students will: Gain an understanding of airplanes, helicopters, air traffic control and other areas of aviation Develop practical skills focused on safety, training operations, dispatch, flight training and transportation Explore the design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of airplanes or other types of flying machines.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Approach Airplanes 289

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

American Eagle & helicopter DCA incident night before crash VASAviation has both the air traffic control audio and a visualization of an incident that happened the night of January 28, 2025, just over 24 hours before the fatal crash. While the jet was on approach, it came within less than 1,000 feet of a military helicopter.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Pilot Approach 92

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 11, 2025

Data stopped recording the same time as bird strike Four minutes before the aircraft had an accident, the pilots told air traffic controllers that they had suffered a bird strike, and declared an emergency. This is of course a major setback for the investigation, but its also a crucial clue as to what may have happened.

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Air Traffic Control Cockpit Runway Pilot 112

Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

NTSB releases abstract of final report on 2023 JFK airport runway near-collision: [link] pic.twitter.com/zQnFYLSxBw — NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) June 4, 2024 According to the report, air traffic controllers cleared a Delta Air Lines B-737, with 159 passengers and crew, for takeoff on Runway 4L at JFK in the evening of January 13, 2023.

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Airplanes 274

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 30, 2025

Heres the other thing the plane flew to Paro, Bhutan (PBH), which is known as being one of the most challenging airports in the world to land at, due to the complicated approach, and mountainous terrain. Im guessing they didnt get too much attitude or too many holding patterns from air traffic controllers along the way, and in Thailand.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Approach 118

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain … Read More "New Honeywell Technology Means Safer Approaches" The post New Honeywell Technology Means Safer Approaches appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine.

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Approach Air Traffic Control Flight Plan Pilot 96

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 27, 2025

He told her he believed that air traffic control wanted them to turn left, toward the east river bank. This is where the details are really concerning. It was their last communication. The Black Hawk was 15 seconds away from crossing paths with the jet. Warrant Officer Eaves then turned his attention to Captain Lobach.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Jet Transponder 97

Flying Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

With a few instrument lessons under my belt, I felt confident to try a relatively straightforward flight under instrument conditions in the simulator using the VATSIM live air traffic control service. Cape Air 73-31, you’re 40 miles south of Portland. Expect the Harbor Visual for Runway 29.” Moments later ATC radioed.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Weather Descent 94

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

They will be announced on the arrival ATIS when ATC activates them, which will be at times of highest traffic. Yet every year there are usually many pilots who ask ATC to read the NOTAM to them as they approach the airspace. These points are Endeavor Bridge, Puckaway Lake, and Green Lake.

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NOTAMs Air Traffic Control Descent Knot 97