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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Air Traffic Control Runway 115

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 two planes were approaching the airport around the same time, landing on parallel runways into the west. Honestly, this air traffic controller is simply stellar I highly recommend watching the above video.

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Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Approach Runway 99

Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

Two planes narrowly avoided a collision on a runway at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM). The incident occurred on June 8, 2024, when an IndiGo flight landed on the runway while an Air India flight was taking off. Both planes were A320neos.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot in Command Lift Runway 260

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. It is understood the black box recordings stopped working at 08:59, with the crash occurring at 09:03.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Cockpit 289

One Mile at a Time

MAY 17, 2025

VASAviation has just covered a recent close call at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA), which is just another example of the extent to which our air traffic control system needs reform. American jet takes off as United jet taxies on runway This incident happened at around 12:30AM on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at LaGuardia Airport.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Clearance Jet 119

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The aircraft took off from runway 24 at Schiphol around 10:09 local time. 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.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 301

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

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. According to ADS-B data, the Southwest 737 was only feet above the runway surface, and around 1,600 feet short of the intersection where the other jet was taxiing.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance 117

AV Web

DECEMBER 30, 2024

What appears to have been a potential, maybe incipient runway incursion at LAX was caught on video by Airline Videos, a YouTube channel that livestreams movements at the airport. 27 a Delta Airlines A321 was on the roll on Runway 24 heading for Atlanta. The jet never crossed the runway edge line.” At about 4:20 p.m.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Jet Airplanes 105

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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Air Traffic Control Weather Runway Airplanes 243

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

JANUARY 21, 2025

At this point, some one hour and 15 minutes after departure and with the aircraft cruising at 37,000ft, the crew reported to air traffic controllers that they were experiencing a minor fuel indication issue.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Airline Airlines 277

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Boston Logan International Airport , a bustling gateway to New England, is known for its unique location, complex air traffic, and the strategic operation of its six runways.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot 116

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 2, 2025

The airport has seen massive operational issues , due to a combination of runway construction and air traffic control issues. Specifically, were talking about runway 4L/22R. Work on the $121 million project first started in March 2025, though the runway was only fully closed in mid-April 2025.

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Runway Air Traffic Control 78

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. seconds while trying to communicate with ATC.

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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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Air Traffic Control Cargo Runway Approach 122

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. Air traffic controller: Because I gave you STRAT at 3,000. Air traffic controller: Its okay.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Approach Clearance 116

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 14, 2025

There are runways 7L and 7R (which are parallel, at a heading of 70 degrees), and then theres runway 8 (which is nearly parallel, as its at a heading of 80 degrees). The runway layout at Phoenix Airport The United 737 was coming straight in to land on runway 7R. Meanwhile the Delta A330 was on a base leg for runway 8.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 3, 2025

On Monday, Newarks 11,000-foot Runway 4L/22Rthe busiest of its three runways for departuresreopened for departures about two weeks before a $121 million rehabilitation effort was slated to end. The runway was last upgraded in 2014. Runway 4L/22R was closed on weekends from March 1 to April 14 and permanently starting April 15.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Weather Approach 92

AV Web

JUNE 3, 2025

Runway 4L/22R at Newark Liberty Airport (KEWR) has reopened, nearly two weeks ahead of schedule. The runway had been closed for a $121 million rehabilitation project, which has contributed to delays and scheduling chaos at EWR that dominated the national news cycle for several days. Chris Rocheleau, acting FAA administrator, said.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Flight Plan Airlines 75

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. VASAviation has an excellent video with air traffic control audio from one of these incidents.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway 115

Aerotime

MARCH 30, 2025

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 narrowly avoided a collision with at least one US Air Force T-38 jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Paul International Airport (MSP), was departing Runway 19 around 3:15 p.m. On March 28, 2025, Delta Flight 2983, an Airbus A319 bound for Minneapolis-St.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Runway Airlines 187

Aerotime

JULY 30, 2024

Three Delta planes were on standby to depart from Runway 16L at SLC Airport. A recording of the conversation between a pilot of the DL1304 and air traffic control was uploaded to YouTube. 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 290

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. Ultimately air traffic controllers need to maintain their composure.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance General Aviation 122

AV Web

DECEMBER 25, 2024

In a preliminary report released Wednesday, the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) identified crew confusion as the primary cause of the incident, noting that the JCG crew mistakenly believed they had clearance to enter the runway before being struck by Japan Airlines jetliner at Tokyos Haneda Airport.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Clearance Jet 111

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 3, 2025

Those are parallel runways, and of course its common to use parallel runways for multiple operations around the same time. While air traffic controllers instructed them to maintain vertical separation, that wasnt realistic given the limited departure separation.

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Cargo 95

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 16, 2025

Air traffic controllers at JFK are known for sometimes having an attitude. There were roughly a dozen planes awaiting departure from runway 31L. Planes were queueing in two different lines, with some on taxiway Z, and some on runway 22L (which wasnt being used for departures or arrivals). I need a callsign.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway Jet 101

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. Indian Government “The longer runway roll hints at a possibility of the aircraft not having adequate thrust for take-off.

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Thrust Air Traffic Control Runway Jet 143

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 104

Flying Magazine

MAY 5, 2025

The disruptions at Newark are fueled by a combination of staffing shortages, equipment failures, and ongoing construction on one of the airports three runways used for commercial traffic. Keep in mind, this particular air traffic control facility has been chronically understaffed for years, Kirby wrote in a message to customers.

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Air Traffic Control Ceiling Runway Approach 108

Simple Flying

JUNE 9, 2025

The aircraft had lost incoming communications with Air Traffic Control (ATC) during the climb away from the runway. On Thursday, a Boeing 767-300F aircraft flown by UPS , took off from Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR), California, only to return to the airport and land 25 minutes later.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Airlines Airline 105

Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

In a preliminary report released on June 4, 2024, the board detailed how those factors caused the three-member flight crew of a B777 airliner to mistakenly cross a runway occupied by another airplane taking off from the airport.

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Airplanes 274

AV Web

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Navy F/A-18s based at Naval Air Station Lemoore in Nevada (accompanied by a USAF F-16) came dangerously close to a Cessna 152 taking off from an intersecting runway. Air traffic control issued corrective instructions and traffic advisories to the aircraft.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Airplanes 111

Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Hours before the conference, the FAA published a statement saying it would slow arrivals and departures at the airport due to runway construction, staffing, and technology issues at the Philadelphia TRACON radarwhich briefly went offline Friday for the second time this month.

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Air Traffic Control Runway 103

Aerotime

JULY 10, 2024

The American Eagle, also called Blue Streak, was told to initiate a go around by air traffic control at Syracuse Airport as a precaution. This is wild. Too close for comfort. NewsChannel9 obtained video showing an apparent close call between airplanes taking off Monday morning from the @SyracuseAirport.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Runway Airplanes 281

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Air Traffic Control towers (ATC) are some of the most iconic pieces of infrastructure at airports and are built to have a commanding view of the airport and its runway. The first traffic control tower was built in 1920 at England's Croydon Airport near London.

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Air Traffic Control Runway 105

AV Web

MARCH 1, 2025

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. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has doubled down on a threat to revoke the certificates of pilots found to blame for causing accidents.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Runway 116