by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 16, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251106, ATC, Aviation News, Avionics, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, uavionix
FlightLine APRT, designed specifically for the 91 contract airport traffic control towers that are not equipped with any form of surveillance, provides real-time aircraft position information based on ADS-B data, presented on a web-based display for controllers to use...
by Ben Sclair | Oct 7, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251009, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, ATC, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, user fees
When talking about paying for access to airports and ATC, it’s important to compare apples to apples. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 7, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250904, air traffic control, Airports, ATC, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
Many people — including those in aviation — rarely recognize how big a part of the ATC system contract air control towers represent. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 15, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250703, ATC, Aviation News, Briefings, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The new Associate of Science in Air Traffic Management program — set to debut in August 2025 — has been approved to be part of the FAA’s Enhanced Air Traffic Controller Training Initiative (AT-CTI). Read...
by William E. Dubois | Jun 12, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250619, ATC, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Questions from the Cockpit
David, an airplane owner in Iowa, writes: Given the recent reported radio outage at Newark, I’m sure we could all use a refresher and perspective on lost comms. It’s one thing to have an on-board failure, but seems much different if ATC goes down, especially in busy...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 13, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250522, air traffic control, ATC, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
According to DOT Secretary Sean P. Duffy, under the plan the FAA will replace core infrastructure including radar, software, hardware, and telecommunications networks. Read...
