Air Traffic Control
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The US Government Tries to Fix Air Traffic Control… Again
I stopped counting long ago, but there have been many, many attempts to try to modernize the US’s air traffic control (ATC)…
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3 Links I Love: Middle East 5th Freedoms, Expanding Blocks, Plane Names
This week’s featured link: American CEO Says Mideast Carriers Should End Europe-U.S. Flights – TheStreet American CEO Doug Parker finally gets to…
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A Demo On How Data Comm Is Going to Make Flying Better
Back in May I wrote about how airlines, air traffic controllers, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were all getting excited about…
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Why Airline Ops People and Air Traffic Controllers are Excited About Data Comm
I haven’t done a post about NextGen air traffic control in awhile, but something mentioned on a panel at the Phoenix Aviation…
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The Bill to Reform Air Traffic Control is Out, But the Most Important Pieces are Missing
It’s been a long time coming, but the sponsors of the House of Representatives bill to split air traffic control into its…
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3 Links I Love: Unlimited Flight Subscriptions, Privatizing Air Traffic Control, Southwest Seating Showdown
This week’s featured link: Get Ready to Binge-Fly With Unlimited Flight Subscriptions – Bloomberg OneGo has an interesting idea. You pay a…
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Across the Aisle From American’s SVP of Government Affairs on Why Privatizing Air Traffic Control is Good (and Shouldn’t be Called Privatization)
A couple of weeks ago, I posted an interview with Steve Dickson, Delta’s SVP of Flight Operations, on why Delta opposes efforts…
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Time Based Separation Goes Live At Heathrow, Should Significantly Cut Delays
If you haven’t heard of time based separation, you’re going to like this. NATS, the UK’s air traffic control service, worked with…
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Cranky on the Web (April 15 – 19)
What the Heck is a Ground Stop? – Conde Nast Daily Traveler After the ground stop in Boston following the explosions at…
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Greener Skies Over Seattle Thanks to NextGen
It’s time for another post in my series talking about the benefits of NextGen air traffic control. Last time, we were in…
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JetBlue Will Save Fuel Shorten Flight Times at JFK Thanks to NextGen
You always hear people talking about NextGen when it comes to air traffic control. Oooh, sounds fancy, but what the heck is…
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DOT Claim of 3 Hour Rule Success is Superficial and Contradicts DOT’s Previous Stance
It was just last month that the Department of Transportation (DOT) said not to rush to judgment after seeing more cancellations and…