Air Traffic Control

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.

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.

Honeywell’s RASP also aims to anonymize speech for national security purposes.

Despite decades of accident-free flying, pilot reports pointed to the risks of a collision between helicopters and commercial aircraft in Washington airspace.

A group of Airbus A350 operators plans to demonstrate the operational practicality of pairing flights to take advantage of wake energy.

Perhaps the biggest elephant in the room: airspace integration of large numbers of AAM aircraft.

Japanese investigators say the misinterpretation of an air traffic controller's instructions was a key factor behind the fatal Jan. 2, 2024, runway collision.

Eurocontrol predicts the number of flights within its area will increase over 50% by 2050 and achieving net-zero emissions by then will remain “challenging.”

The agency administrator has timed his resignation to coincide with President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day.

The FAA is not considered a fast-moving agency, but under outgoing Administrator Mike Whitaker, things are getting done.

The FAA has taken a significant step toward alleviating the controller shortage with the Enhanced Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative program.

Some airports say they need the fees to help cover expenses, but the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and Experimental Aircraft Association oppose them.

Airlines for Europe members want European Commission support for decarbonization and are frustrated by the faltering of airspace reforms.

An NTSB preliminary report suggests conflicting instructions from different controllers set the stage for the incident.

With radio frequency interference now routine for commercial airlines, more is at stake than redundancy, a cornerstone of aviation safety built over decades.

Pilot-to-pilot and pilot-to-ATC communications are among the areas in which AI is enriching and accelerating student training.

The three-year demonstrator program led by Airbus UpNext is using a truck equipped with an aircraft cockpit to test the systems.

Japan is looking to complete a major ATC restructure by October 2025, which will see total ATC capacity jump from 1.8 million to 2 million aircraft annually.

With two merger attempts in the rearview mirror, the carrier is focused on moving forward, challenging its past with its vision for the future.

Eve Air Mobility has chosen the name Vector for its in-development urban air traffic management solution, with first deliveries now planned for 2026.