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News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

ATC

Sarasota Gets New Tower

The $24.8 million tower was joined funded by the FAA, Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority and FDOT under a unique arrangement, the FAA said.
ATC

Striking Ethiopian Air Traffic Controllers Return to Work

Nine strike organizers remain in jail
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Florida Metroplex Area Nav Routes Revised

The routes were developed to improve the efficiency of the national airspace system and reduce dependency on ground-based navigational systems.
ATC

Brazil Pushes Bilateral Open Skies Deals with EU Countries

Norwegian snaps up traffic rights for services between UK and Brazil.
ATC

Nav Canada Holds the Line on ATC User Fees

On average, aircraft operators will pay the same rates in Fiscal Year 2019 as they did in FY2018.
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Airspace Modernization Aims For Capacity over Growth

Brazil's Air force is working to overhaul some of the busiest airspace in the country to ensure necessary capacity.
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ICAO Provides Training Guidance for FANS Ops

The North Atlantic Systems Planning Group developed procedures to facilitate uniform application of standards and practices regarding FANS 1/A.
ATC

Harris To Host CPDLC Briefing Tomorrow at Van Nuys

Event will brief pilots on steps needed to participate with departure clearance via CPDLC and give info on upcoming domestic en route CPDLC services.
ATC

How Boeing Envisions the Future of Transportation

How Boeing Envisions the Future of Transportation
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GPS Continues To Bring Airspace Modernization

Advantages include improved performance and cost savings.
ATC

Thales Confident of Growth in Aerospace

French group has a diverse range of products, many of which will be demonstrated at Farnborough 2018.
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NBAA Hails FAA Collaboration on EGE Procedure

New procedure will not require prior authorization or training, nor will it require A-RNP capability.
ATC

FAA Finalizes Policy on Cutting Circling Approaches

After review of comments on an initial proposal, the agency has issued its statement of policy.
ATC

NBAA’s Ed Bolen and the Issues Facing Business Aviation

NBAA’s Ed Bolen and the Issues Facing Business Aviation
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Airlines

European Airlines Move to Ease Effects of ATC Strikes

IAG and Ryanair plan EU legal challenge against French government
ATC

Aviation Groups Pan Trump Plan for ATC Privatization

“We are disappointed that the Administration continues to reintroduce a failed proposal," the six associations said.
ATC

More Q-routes Proposed for Florida Metroplex

New and modified routes would also connect to Caribbean air traffic service routes to provide efficient direct routings to/from Caribbean locations.
ATC

FSB: Mach Number Notam Compliance Low

This adjustment enables the ATC computer system to effectively probe flight plans and proactively offer more favorable routes.
ATC

FAA To Begin Next Round of Remote Tower Ops at JYO

Phase 3a of the program is set to begin June 25 and run from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. for about 30 days, NBAA told members.
Airports

FAA: Teterboro Airport SID Deviations Continue

A New York Tracon letter to airmen details the procedure and provides steps operators should take to ensure compliance with the requirements.
Airports

TAG Farnborough Airport Sees 20% Growth

Airport CEO believes for pure business aviation traffic, Farnborough is now the leading London Airport ahead of Luton–as borne out in CAA data.
ATC

Click Omega Smart Virtual Personal Assistant Now Available

Artificial intelligence helps Click Omega to learn users' behaviour and thereby optimise the provision of operational information.
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Testing Proves Multiple Remote Tower Operations Can Work in Europe

SESAR 2020 is creeping up on the ability to centralize ATC tower control on the European continent.
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NATS Takes $69 Million Stake in Aireon

UK air navigation services provider becomes Aireon’s sixth shareholder
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NATS Paves Way for Space-based ADS-B with Aireon Stake

Operational trials are anticipated in 2019 for spaced-based ADS-B traffic monitoring over the North Atlantic.
ATC

Mitre, ForeFlight To Test Mobile IFR Clearance Delivery

Trials are to begin next week at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia and continue throughout July.
Airports

Friedman Airport Exploring Remote Tower Technology

KSUN is exploring digital tower technology in response to the FAA's requirement for the airport's ATC tower relocation by 2023.
ATC

Harris Wins Contract To Modernize India’s ATM System

$141 million deal calls for upgrade of 90 ATC operations sites
Airlines

North Korea Keen To Open Pyongyang FIR to South

Thawing relations could see first flights from South Korea since armistice
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ATC

ATC Strike in Addis Ababa Disrupts Ethiopian Flights

Operations return to normal following emergency talks