Air Traffic Control

The new U.S. administration has unveiled its proposed overhaul of the aging air traffic control system.

The FAA’s hiring goals target adding about 9,000 new controllers through 2028, or 2,250 per year; the agency has 3,100 trainees “in the pipeline.”

Telecommunications infrastructure changes designed to reduce the risk of ATC system outages at Newark Airport will be in place “this summer,” FAA said.

Better image processing is making digital tower technology compatible with large airport operations and may enable 10-20% greater runway capacity in the future.

Aviation Week editors break down the current state of the U.S. air traffic control system and analyze what it will take to push modernization forward.

A plan to address ATC system outages at Newark (EWR) will almost certainly reduce the number of flights in and out of the busy New Jersey/New York area airport.

Technology progress such as greater flight deck automation may improve safety and, in turn, densify airspace, American Airlines EVP and COO David Seymour said.

U.S. airlines are supportive of efforts to modernize the air traffic control system as recent events provide renewed impetus for long-sought improvements.

Eurocontrol urged stakeholders to stick to agreed upon capacity plans to ensure an acceptable performance level of the European ATC system in the summer peak.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's new ATC infrastructure upgrade depends on immediate funding from Congress to complete within its three-year timeline.

A series of aviation accidents have focused Washington policymakers and industry leaders on solutions to the challenges confronting the U.S. aviation system.

As Europe’s peak summer season approaches and airlines brace for more air traffic control delays, passenger rights legislation is in the spotlight.

Air traffic controllers responsible for Newark Airport did not walk off the job, their union has clarified.

The DOT is one of only four cabinet-level agencies that would see a top-line funding increase in the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget.

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FAA regulatory authorities should be free to focus on air safety while an independent air traffic service works on innovation and efficiency.

The FAA is urging pilots to practice extra vigilance during visual approaches and consider rejecting ATC requests if they might add too much workload.

European airlines such as Ryanair are bracing for this summer's air traffic control delays to be worse, not better, than summer 2024.

The continued evolution of FAA oversight is essential to support increases in conventional air traffic and expanding drone, commercial space and AAM operations.

An air traffic controller memory aid designed to prevent airport surface collisions has begun rolling out across the U.S., with plans to have the system in place at 76 airports by 2027.

The DOT Secretary's roadmap for revamping the U.S. air traffic management system did not touch on equipping aircraft to take advantage of the new technology.

Three forces are converging that could funnel momentum to fund long overdue air traffic control (ATC) modernization.

Helicopter routes that pass closest to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) should be permanently suspended, Airlines For America (A4A) said.

The new U.S. administration plans to “supercharge” the hiring of air traffic controllers as lawmakers prepare to scrutinize related infrastructure and staffing.

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