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

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ATC must prove merits of TIPH

The FAA said its notice sent last month to tower controllers to review the taxi into position and hold (TIPH) procedure is not intended to end the practice
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Chances on tap for Class B airspace

A supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking modifies previously proposed (Nov.
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Judge Upholds FSS Consolidation

Judge Edwin Neill of the Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition has denied protests by the union representing flight service station (FSS) employees
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ATC Centers Get New Com System

The FAA has finished deploying at all 20 en route centers a new communications gateway that processes radar and flight data and eliminates problems that be
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Controllers vow to fight FAA-imposed contract

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) called the FAA’s imposition of new work rules over the Labor Day weekend “a brazen, arrogant tramp
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Comair crash may lead to broader use of runway alerting systems

Honeywell hopes the Comair crash prods airline executives to take a closer look at a software upgrade for its enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGP
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Industry voices concerns about the future of ADS-B

The FAA announced in August that it expects to award its ADS-B ground station contract (estimated to be for up to 500 ground stations) next July.
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U.S. and Europe plan ‘seamless’ ATC

At the Farnborough Air Show this summer, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey and European Commission (EC) vice president Jacques Barrot signed a memorandum of
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FAA approves RNP approach for DCA

Alaska Airlines is the first air carrier authorized by the FAA to use a new RNP (required navigation performance) approach to Ronald Reagan Washington Nati
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Canada proposes new fee structure

After 12 months of consultation with all segments of its domestic and overseas customer base, Nav Canada–Canada’s privatized air navigation service provide
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FAA invites stakeholder input at forum on permanent ADIZ

With nearly 20,000 comments received on the proposal to make the Washington, D.C., air defense identification zone (ADIZ) permanent, the FAA will hold two
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FAA moves ahead on RNP and Rnav implementation

The FAA is making progress toward instituting a future Rnav and RNP (required navigation performance) environment across the National Airspace System (NAS)
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Europe considers a new plan for ATM integration by 2020

Faced with the likelihood of the number of flights in Europe doubling to 17 million by 2020, the European Commission launched the ambitious Single European
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Europe and Russia build satnav networks

On December 28, the European Space Agency launched the first test satellite of its future Galileo navigation system.
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ExpressJet the latest regional squeezed by major partner

ExpressJet began shopping in earnest for a new mainline partner last month as Continental Airlines prepared to ask for bids from other regional airlines to
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Collision Avoidance for the Little Guy

Avidyne has launched a range of active surveillance traffic systems for helicopters, with prices beginning at $9,900–less than half the cost of competing s
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The great New York Tracon experiment will end on May 13

The 90-day performance tolerance standard assessment was prompted by a review at New York Tracon conducted last year that revealed some small operational-e
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Honeywell’s Global Data Center (GDC) has announced launch of an integrated flight data management service

According to the company, it provides a real-time connection to the FAA’s Enhanced Traffic Management System (ETMS).
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Do you need information–in a concise and reader-friendly question/answer format–on the subject of airspace flow programs (AFP)?

The FAA’s Advisory Circular 90-102 on the subject addresses AFP basics as they relate to general or business aviation operations.
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ATC commits most serious incursions

In FY 2005, there were 327 runway incursions, of which 29 were serious Category A and B incidents, according to the FAA’s regional administrator for the We
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Plan for slots at soccer games

Special slot procedures will be in place at about 20 German airports during the World Cup soccer tournament, which runs from June 9 to July 9.
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UK and Spain plan joint ATC system

The two companies that run ATC in Britain and Spain last month launched a joint-venture company to develop a new air traffic management system for both cou
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Contract talks continue between FAA, controllers

With the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) overseeing contract talks between the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (
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FAA mulls user input on permanent ADIZ

The comment period on the proposal to transform the Washington, D.C., air defense identification zone (ADIZ)–which covers 3,700 sq mi that closely follow t
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Mesa countersues Hawaiian

In what promises to unfold as another controversial chapter in Jonathan Ornstein’s colorful tenure as CEO of Mesa Air Group, the Phoenix-based regional car
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Euro Bizav Traffic To Grow 50 Percent

A report issued last month by Eurocontrol projects that over the next 10 years Europe’s fleet of turbine business aircraft will grow by about 4 percent ann
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After ADS-B launch, security concerns raised

In one of the FAA’s more unusual program launches, agency Administrator Marion Blakey publicly announced last month the formal launch of the nationwide ADS
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ATC Consolidation May Need BRAC-like Help

With the FAA planning to consolidate major ATC facilities and its regional offices, Rep.
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The FAA now has the technology in place to deploy Airspace Flow Programs (AFPs) in support of its Severe Weather Avoidance Plan.

The AFPs will primarily affect traffic flying into the Northeast from domestic origins west of the New York and Boston Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
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‘Minimum Fuel’ Doesn’t Mean Priority ATC

According to the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS), pilots might expect to receive priority handling after telling ATC they have “minimum fuel,” but