air traffic control
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‘Technical Issue’ Leaves Thousands of UK Airline Passengers Stranded
Flights in the UK were severely delayed or cancelled on Monday following a “technical issue” impacting more than 500 flights. The technical problems have since been resolved, but passengers are still impacted by the delays and cancellations, prompting many airlines to try to rebook passengers on flights for later this week. Britain’s National Air Traffic…
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A London Airport Is Getting An Upgraded Air Traffic Control Tower 130 Kilometres Away From All The Planes
London’s cramped City Airport, located in the heart of the city, is undergoing a massive upgrade, including the addition of a fancy new air traffic control tower. But to maximise the airport’s limited space, that tower is actually being built 129km away, and will rely on 14 high-def cameras to give remote ATC crews a…
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FAA’s New $US5 Billion Air Traffic Control System Forgot About Drones
Designers of the US Federal Aviation Administration’s futuristic, new air traffic control system did a whoops. Despite explicit instructions from Congress to take drones into account, they failed to include them in the plans for the $US5 billion NextGen system. And it’s definitely too late to start over.
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Portable Towers Might One Day Let Air Traffic Controllers Work From Home
So maybe safely guiding in aeroplanes from the comfort of a living room couch isn’t the greatest idea. But that’s exactly what Saab’s new remote air traffic control towers will allow. Some day ATC crews won’t have to be anywhere near an airport to do their job.