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Performance-based navigation using satellite navigation will revolutionize the efficiency of the Gulf’s congested airspace.

Delegates at AAPA Assembly in Taipei call for more international cooperation in air traffic management

The FAA will provide a backup system for ADS-B consisting of layers of existing radar surveillance systems.

French air traffic controllers leave posts vacant at nine ATC centers from October 11 to October 13

After a listening tour, IBAC streamlines and modernizes its process flow.

Leaders of six general and business aviation organizations rallied in opposition to ATC privatization efforts.

Simulation software is the same used by FAA

New subscription service covers 225 airports, with more to be added.

Likely scenario of such a mismatch lies with operators who use a call sign on some or all of their flights.

Democrats want six-month extension, but House Republicans may push for shorter time frame.

NBAA’s Bolen Urges Industry to Reject ATC Privatization

Besides reducing ATC rates for next year, the company will also reimburse aircraft owners approximately $60 million in a one-time 4.6 percent refund.

NBAA uggests that pilots check Notams for possible TFRs and other events that could affect planned flights around August 21.

Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Indiana) said the true intent of H.R.2997 is “not privatization; this is a corporate takeover.”

While most TFRs affect airports, “This one is primarily an airspace problem because it shuts down many of the route options in and out of New York City."

The core NextGen program is under budget and more than two years ahead of schedule, the FAA says.

Northern Colorado Regional Airport chosen as the test facility because of its traffic volume and the wide mix of aircraft types operating at the airport.

Without the votes, proponents are engaging in strong arm tactics to get them, alleges the EAA chairman.

Aireon said it now has 10 firm customers and 17 memorandums of understanding to analyze its space-based aircraft surveillance service.

Fewer physical control towers will be built on airports as 360-degree HD imagery can be fed back to controllers wherever they are.

More than 100 general aviation groups signed onto a statement against the ATC reform proposal, marking one of the largest GA collaborations on the issue.

The three-hour evacuation disrupted operations throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

Capital costs for a remote tower facility are between $1.5 and $2.5 million versus $3 million to $7 million” for federal contract towers.

Groups said that pending FAA reauthorization should focus on “addressing needed reforms,” including stable multi-year FAA funding.

Comparing the FAA system to other countries with dedicated ATC entities fails to take into account the U.S. National Airspace System’s size and complexity.

General aviation-friendly provisions in the Senate bill include expanded airport funding through the Flight Act and the Pilots' Bill of Rights 2.

Thales is working to boost air traffic management efficiency with new digital technology.

As the air traffic management industry moves towards primary en route surveillance, Thales displays its latest primary ATC radar

Based on its analysis, Duncan Aviation estimates nearly three-quarters of the U.S. fleet has yet to undergo the installation.

This week’s visits “could be the last general aviation group to speak with” lawmakers before they see a draft of a new FAA bill.