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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Air Traffic Control Clearance Pilot Turbulence 111

Aerotime

OCTOBER 25, 2024

With air traffic continuing to soar in the post-pandemic era, airlines worldwide have embarked on recruiting the thousands of pilots needed to operate the multitude of new aircraft set to enter service during the coming years. The forecast initially focused on pilots, maintenance technicians, and cabin crew.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Threshold Cabin Crew 242

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 205

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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Air Traffic Control Stability Airplanes Pilot 71

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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Air Traffic Control Cargo Runway Transponder 301

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. NetJets pilot: RNAV 24, Execjet 636. NetJets pilot: Yes, sir. Air traffic controller: Its okay.

Air Traffic Control 116

Air Traffic Control Pilot Approach Clearance 116

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In a dispatch message shared on its website, the Alaska Department of Public Safety states that it was contacted by the 11th Air Force Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) about an overdue aircraft on February 6, 2025, at 16:00 local time. About 10 minutes before reaching Nome, the aircraft lost radio contact with air traffic control.

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Air Traffic Control Weather Runway Airplanes 257

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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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 306

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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Approach Runway Jet Air Traffic Control 290

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy has suggested at her latest briefing that the Black Hawk helicopter crew may have missed a key instruction from air traffic controllers (ATC) before the crash with an American Eagle flight.

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Air Traffic Control Altimeter Cockpit Pilot 279

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 14, 2025

Air traffic controllers have stressful jobs, and a vast majority of them go above and beyond to be professional. Air traffic controllers youre on request causes confusion Let me start by saying that this is hardly the most offensive interaction that this guy has had, but its so indicative of an unnecessary hostility.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance Runway 102

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

After the pilots realized the aircraft was rolling backwards, they immediately set the parking brake bringing the airplane to a halt. The pilot immediately applied the brakes to halt the aircraft. Then the pilots applied the parking brake.” All passengers disembarked the aircraft normally with no injuries reported.

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Cabin Crew Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline 293

Simple Flying

MAY 27, 2025

An Air Canada pilot recently voiced his frustrations about air traffic controller (ATC) shortages amid several delays and cancellations at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and other airports in the country.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Airlines Airline 115

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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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline Pilot 247

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

However, for whatever reason, the pilots taxied right across runway 31C, as the Southwest 737 was flaring to land. Fortunately the Southwest pilots were paying close attention, and they initiated a go around, a moment before touchdown. The Bombardier pilots were given a phone number to call, for a pilot deviation.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance 117

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 16, 2025

Air traffic controllers at JFK are known for sometimes having an attitude. There was a point where the planes were merging, and one of the JetBlue pilots in the queue seemed to think there was confusion regarding the order in which planes were supposed to merge onto the taxiway. Air traffic controller: Say again?

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway Jet 100

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As an aviation geek, I love listening to air traffic control audio, and always enjoy the VASAviation YouTube channel, which does a great job covering noteworthy air traffic control interactions. Still, it’s the air traffic controller’s tone that’s most noteworthy anyway.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance General Aviation 122

AV Web

MARCH 1, 2025

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has doubled down on a threat to revoke the certificates of pilots found to blame for causing accidents. In the aftermath of a tight runway incursion at Chicago Midway last week, Duffy posted on X that it is imperative that pilots follow the instructions of air traffic controllers.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Runway 116

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 213

Simple Flying

MAY 4, 2025

A commercial pilot has been handed a hefty fine after failing to establish communications with air traffic control (ATC) for over 30 minutes. This failure led to the UKs Royal Air Force scrambling two Eurofighter Typhoon jets. Lets take a closer look at what happened for todays video

Air Traffic Control 111

Air Traffic Control Jet Pilot Airlines 111

Aerotime

MARCH 25, 2025

The runway, formally designated as runway 18R/36L but known to many as the Polderbaan, has faced daily usage restrictions since March 5, 2025, as pilots of landing aircraft reported being dazzled by glare from the panels as they attempted to land on the runway. The position of the sun means that this effect occurs in the late morning.

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Lift Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot 245

Aerotime

MARCH 28, 2025

Twenty-five years on from this terrible accident, we look back at what led up to the crash, what was learned from it, and why the pilots Ted Thompson and Bill Tansky are now hailed as heroes for their actions during the incident. Wikimedia Flying the aircraft were two highly experienced former military pilots.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Airlines Airline 284

One Mile at a Time

MAY 7, 2025

In recent days, weve heard about problems at Newark International Airport (EWR) , whereby flights are experiencing major delays, largely attributed to air traffic control issues. Newark ATC loses contact with pilots multiple times Were now learning more details about an event that happened on April 28, 2025, at Newark.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway 114

Aerotime

APRIL 13, 2025

While it is still not known with absolute certainty what caused this tragic accident, the flight pattern moments before the crash, with the aircraft flying in circles near Boca Raton Airport appears to indicate some issue with flight controls. The pilot was circling to burn fuel before the crash. We heard it all on the coms.

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Rudder Air Traffic Control Pilot 200

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 18, 2025

A Delta Air Lines pilot and Mexico City air traffic controller had a rather frustrating interaction during an emergency. Is the air traffic controller to blame, or was the pilots lackluster communication a contributing factor? Like, what part of all of this is he not understanding?

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Air Traffic Control Pilot 84

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

pic.twitter.com/UhJzCE00Qz — air plus news (@airplusnews) February 5, 2025 The FAA confirmed that the Japan Airlines aircraft had landed at the airport after flying for more than eight hours from Tokyo. The planes were in an area that is not under air traffic control, the FAA added. Aucun bless bord.

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Tail Rudder Air Traffic Control Jet 283

Simple Flying

JULY 24, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has partnered with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) to ensure controllers receive enough rest in between their shifts. The aviation industry has grappled with a string of safety-related incidents involving pilots and air traffic controllers.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot 111

One Mile at a Time

MAY 15, 2025

Lufthansa pilot became incapacitated while alone in flight deck On February 17, 2024, a Lufthansa Airbus A321 with 205 people onboard operated flight LH1140 from Frankfurt (FRA) to Seville (SVQ), and had to divert to Madrid (MAD). The crew informed air traffic control that the first officer wasnt feeling well.

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Flight Deck Pilot Air Traffic Control Cockpit 121

Simple Flying

APRIL 29, 2025

As we have already discussed many times this year, the need for extremely efficient communication between air traffic control and pilots is critical for air safety. It is also very important for pilots to exclusively receive information and directions from air traffic control, with as few distractions as possible.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot 114

Aerotime

MARCH 13, 2025

It may also surprise you that Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) and Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) holders are perfectly positioned to benefit from significant transfer credits toward a Bachelor of Science in either Aeronautics or Pilot Operations, which can cut time and tuition fees by up to a quarter.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Approach Airplanes 293

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 30, 2025

However, the King and Queen made quite the entrance for a completely different reason they were at the controls of their own Boeing 737-800. Its exceptionally rare for a head of state to be a pilot. Its even rarer for them to pilot a plane on an official visit like this.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Approach 117

Aerotime

JULY 30, 2024

A recording of the conversation between a pilot of the DL1304 and air traffic control was uploaded to YouTube. The DL1304 pilot informed SLC that the headwind was exceeding safe limits for takeoff. We’re just running the number, so stand by,” the Delta 1304 pilot told air traffic control.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Knot Tail 293

Aerotime

JUNE 15, 2025

As an investigation into what caused an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to crash shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad continues more details about the flight crew’s mayday call have come to light.

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Thrust Air Traffic Control Runway Jet 196

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 14, 2025

The air traffic control frequency was really busy, and long story short, the United 737 that was on a straight approach and the Delta A330 that was being vectored for the approach got uncomfortably close. That being said, obviously the air traffic controller put these pilots in an unfortunate situation.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Final Approach 105

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

It's obvious a universal aviation language is needed for pilots and air traffic controllers to communicate clearly and efficiently around the world.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot 105

Simple Flying

JUNE 10, 2025

Air traffic control, like all facets of the modern commercial aviation industry, is a system that puts safety first. All around the world, controllers at airports or remote centers are tasked with safely guiding planes on every stage of their journey without putting them into conflict with other aircraft.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot 100

Aerotime

APRIL 11, 2025

NTSB The ADS-B is an advanced surveillance technology that provides an aircrafts location to air traffic control and other aircraft pilots. A US Army Black Hawk helicopter did not have ADS-B operating when it collided with an American Eagle Bombardier CRJ700 in Washington DC.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot 177