Tag: controllers
Air traffic controllers wanted: FAA hiring nationwide
Chief Assignment Editor- June 14, 2019 17:15A window of opportunity is available to U.S. citizens interested in becoming air traffic controllers. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accepting applications nationwide from June 14-17. The job announcement ... Read More
FAA breaks ground for new Air Traffic Control Tower at Piedmont Triad International Airport
Chief Assignment Editor- June 5, 2019 15:35The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) held a groundbreaking ceremony today for a new Air Traffic Control Tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) at Piedmont Triad ... Read More
Schiphol Airport: Do not travel during tomorrow’s public transport strike!
Chief Assignment Editor- May 27, 2019 18:14Due to the public transport strike no buses and trains will be running in the Netherlands. We expect high congestion on the roads to and from the airport. There is ... Read More
Deadly Aeroflot Crash: SU 1492 in flames when landing at Moscow-Sheremetyevo airport.
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 5, 2019 19:03Skyteam airline member Aeroflot from Russia today had a deadly crash at Moscow-Sheremetyevo airport after engines caught fire. A hero flight attendant while helping passengers to escape the aircraft died. SU ... Read More
FAA: Air traffic controllers wanted!
Chief Assignment Editor- May 4, 2019 15:58If you are an experienced air traffic controller who would like to join the FAA’s ranks, the agency is now accepting applications nationwide beginning May 3 through May 6, 2019. ... Read More
Bartlett holds discussions with Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority
editor- April 11, 2019 21:18Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third right in the photo) recently presided over a meeting with the Chairman of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Phillip Henriques, (third left) and ... Read More
Aviation Safety: Fatigue management
editor- March 28, 2019 22:16In aviation operations, managing fatigue is important because it diminishes an individual’s ability to perform almost all operational tasks. This clearly has implications for operational efficiency, but in situations where individuals are undertaking ... Read More
Search underway for missing plane heading from Tennessee to South Carolina
editor- March 15, 2019 20:18Macon County Emergency Management agency reported that crews are searching for a plane that took off from Knoxville, Tennessee, but never reached its destination in Aiken, South Carolina. Macon County ... Read More
ET302 given clearance to return to Addis Ababa before crash
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 12:13According to the Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, who is considered a titan of the aviation industry, the captain on ET 302 after takeoff from Addis Ababa on the flight to Nairobi reported ... Read More
Flights canceled, trains stopped, bus services halted – strike chaos paralyzes Belgium
Chief Assignment Editor- February 13, 2019 22:31Unions' general strike over wages and working conditions has brought Belgium to a screeching halt, causing complete chaos in airports, on the roads and in the skies. Though Brussels Airlines ... Read More
TSA Union: Government shutdown threatens aviation security!
Chief Assignment Editor- January 25, 2019 17:25American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. today issued the following statement: "As the representative of the more than 45,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) who perform ... Read More
Transcript for NACTA Red Alert: How safe is flying during U.S. government shut down?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 24, 2019 18:53The FAA is looking for experienced air traffic controllers. This is already true in normal times. Today the NACTA website shows a red alert on the National Air Traffic Controllers ... Read More
Shutdown solidarity: Teamsters deliver lunch to unpaid air traffic controllers
Chief Assignment Editor- January 18, 2019 16:26Yesterday, as a gesture of union solidarity, members of the Teamsters Local 357 Executive Board led a group of Teamsters employed by Republic Airline on a visit to the Indianapolis ... Read More
Canadians seem to care more about US air traffic safety than Trump does
Chief Assignment Editor- January 14, 2019 23:16Trump's government shutdown has left many US federal workers wondering when their next paycheck is going to arrive. With US President Donald Trump hell-bent on getting $5.7 billion funding for ... Read More
Italian Air Traffic Control strike will affect thousands of passengers
Chief Assignment Editor- January 10, 2019 19:332019 is already off to a bad start for travelers with The first national ATC strike taking place in Italy tomorrow afternoon is heralding a bad start of 2019 for ... Read More
India Women in Aviation International celebrates Girls in Aviation Day
editor- December 7, 2018 12:28International Civil Aviation Day is to help generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation towards the social and economic development. Read More
Florida pilot completes record-setting solo around-the-world flight
editor- September 21, 2016 03:55ADDISON, TX - West Palm Beach-based flight instructor Zheng “Julie" Wang landed her single piston-engine propeller aircraft at Addison Airport in Dallas, returning to the place from which she depart Read More
FAA network glitch causes manual flight plan processing
editor- November 20, 2009 02:35The Federal Aviation Authority experienced a networking problem that started between 5:15 am and 5:30 am today and threatened to delay flights across the US. Read More
Oakland controllers scrambled to keep planes safe
editor- August 29, 2009 03:34More than half the air traffic controllers on duty on Wednesday morning at the Oakland Center, unexpectedly found themselves without the ability to communicate with airborne aircraft or use landline ... Read More
Controllers tried to warn pilot in deadly Hudson River mid-air collision
editor- August 15, 2009 04:27Federal investigators said on Friday that an air traffic controller last week first failed to caution and then attempted to divert a private plane in the midair crash with a ... Read More
Teamsters join forces with PATCO air traffic controllers
editor- October 27, 2008 03:24WASHINGTON, DC - The Teamsters Airline Division announced today that it has signed an agreement forming an alliance with the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) to work together Read More