ATC

The FAA has released a list of 93 airports where it plans to curb operating hours as traffic has declined in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The FAA is temporarily reducing operations at ATC towers where traffic has dropped off significantly, particularly at night.

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A rumor about an imminent U.S. airspace shutdown promulgated by an aviation blogger earlier this week has been debunked by NBAA.

Europe’s ATM providers have agreed to postpone payment of €1.1 billion in air traffic control fees.

The FAA has now had to close towers in New York, Chicago and Las Vegas after positive tests were found among technicians.

The March 10 tie-up between Airean and Searidge Technologies could serve as a model for future industrial partnerships for space-based data applications.

Aireon's space-based ADS-B data is expected to improve Eurocontrol's complex traffic demand and slot allocation calculations.

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Revisions to the FAA's AIM clarifies “approach category” and its application in determining the appropriate straight-in or circling minima on an approach.

Higher fees that recently went into effect for users of ATC services in Canada have been upheld by the Canadian Transportation Agency.

The number of flights across Europe recorded their lowest growth rate last year since 2013.

Mitre is collaborating with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore on airport and airspace capacity, as well as regional safety collaboration.

The novel approach for ADS-B Out developed for Cargolux is now being considered by other airlines.

Europe’s datalink requirement has come into force with last-minute exemptions for older airliners and business types up to narrowbody bizliners.

FAA announcement comes after a finding of no significant impact/record of decision for the project.

A pilot flying a Cessna Citation 560 to Teterboro Airport had to divert to Westchester County Airport due to flight management system limitations.

North Atlantic operators must be equipped for datalink to flying between FL 290-410 beginning on January 30, OpsGroup warns.

Ethics, illegal charters, tax planning, ADS-B privacy, and aircraft insurance are the top challenges for business aviation in 2020.

Eurocontrol is now using the actual, not planned, route flown to establish distance used to calculate route charges, which could lead to higher charges.

Following Iranian attacks on U.S. bases in Baghdad, the FAA has prohibited U.S. civil operators from overflying the airspace in and around Iraq and Iran.

The new ATC charging system in Europe takes into consideration the actual route flown and allows for a more accurate application of the user pay principle.

The FAA is looking to implement a new offset RNAV approach to Teterboro Airport's Runway 19, to ease noise impact.

Full implementation of U.S. requirements for remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems is anticipated by the end of 2024.

WAAS LPV approach plates for runway ends will not be listed "in plain sight."

The first remote ATC tower in South America, provided by Frequentis, was recently inaugurated at the Santa Cruz military airbase in Rio de Janeiro.

Changes will be phased in over the next couple of years but begin with the planned sunset of the Pilot Web Notam System on January 24.

Brazil's airspace control organization has implemented 22 route changes proposed by Azul.

Aireon to expand its space-based ADS-B surveillance in collaboration with the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar.

The FAA is releasing a Privacy ICAO Address program this month to address a gap in the existing Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed program.