1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auAndrew Liszewskihttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/andrewliszewski-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="v8N6HvwfdV"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2012/06/portable-towers-might-one-day-let-air-traffic-controllers-work-from-home/">Portable Towers Might One Day Let Air Traffic Controllers Work From Home</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2012/06/portable-towers-might-one-day-let-air-traffic-controllers-work-from-home/embed/#?secret=v8N6HvwfdV" width="600" height="338" title="“Portable Towers Might One Day Let Air Traffic Controllers Work From Home” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="v8N6HvwfdV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/12/original.jpg?quality=75989556So 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.