Multiple flights grounded at Paris Orly after air traffic control breakdown
Hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled at Paris Orly Airport (ORY) after air traffic control systems…
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Pilots cut off from Denver air traffic control in latest US outage
Pilots flying into Denver International Airport (DEN) were cut off from communicating with air traffic controllers for 90…
US DOT reveals nationwide air traffic control plan, aims to upgrade 4,600 sites
US Department of Transport (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy has announced a plan to modernize the old US air…
FAA enhances support for DCA air traffic control after Washington mid-air crash
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced it is increasing support and oversight for the air traffic control…
US DOT Secretary to unveil plan for modernizing US air traffic control system
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is set to announce a plan to modernize the “aging, under-staffed” air traffic…
FAA to roll out Runway Incursion Device at 74 air traffic control towers
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it will roll out an enhanced safety system, the Runway Incursion…
FAA revs up air traffic controller hire drive as Musk pleads retirees to return
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is to “supercharge” efforts to recruit more air traffic controllers as the US…
Oakland air traffic control IT outage causes US west coast flight disruption
Multiple flights from US West Coast airports heading across the Pacific Ocean were subjected to delays and disruption…
Elon Musk given access for ‘rapid’ upgrades to US air traffic control systems
The new Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has given Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)…
Azerbaijan signs agreement with NATS to modernize air traffic control services
The national air navigation control service provider of Azerbaijan, Azeraeronavigation (AZANS), has announced the signing of a collaboration…
Eyes on the skies: CAE trains Canada’s air traffic controllers of tomorrow
With air traffic continuing to soar in the post-pandemic era, airlines worldwide have embarked on recruiting the thousands…
FAA hires record number of air traffic controllers for 2024, exceeds targets
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hired a total of 1,811 air traffic controllers for Fiscal Year 2024, exceeding…
Air traffic controller suspended after planes almost collide at Mumbai Airport
Two planes narrowly avoided a collision on a runway at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM). The…
A third of European summer flights at risk if air traffic controllers strike
Up to a third of European flights could be cancelled or delayed this summer if proposed strikes by…
Dan Air accuses air traffic control of ‘endangering the safety’ of passengers
A dispute has been ignited on social media between Romanian low-cost carrier Dan Air and air traffic control…
Operations resume at Sydney Airport after air traffic control evacuated
Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International Airport’s (SYD) control tower was evacuated in the morning of January 29, 2023, due…
Considering a career in air traffic control? Five things you need to know
October 20 is International Day of the Air Traffic Controller. The commemorative date was created to celebrate the…
On-duty air traffic controller fails drug test in Delhi
An air traffic control officer (ATCO) has failed a drug test while being on duty at Delhi-Indira Gandhi…