Air Traffic Control

By Sean Broderick
Investigators detail systemic weaknesses and questionable assumptions as likely contributors to a near-collision between a FedEx Boeing 767 and a Southwest 737.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Wisk Aero has updated its concept of operations for autonomous urban air taxis.
Advanced Air Mobility

Robert W. Mann, Jr.
The U.S. air traffic control system’s recent shortcomings underscore that a true modernization is well past due.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup AIBOT has been gaining attention for its plan to integrate AI into its planned family of eVTOL vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
The report on the Dec. 31, 2022, incident at Bordeaux Airport spotlights a widespread issue that has gone relatively unnoticed so far.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An independent report flagged four general areas as places to target to make U.S. airspace safer and more efficient.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines operating in France will have to cancel thousands of flights early in 2024 because of a planned major modernization of the country’s ATC system.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Closing gaps in the available staff versus system demand will take years due to several limiting factors.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey, Aaron Karp, Victoria Moores
Tune in to hear Aviation Week editors analyze air traffic control failures and how new tech could help resolve future problems.
Window Seat Podcast

By David Casey, Victoria Moores
Listen in as editors discuss the initial findings of a NATS report into the “one-in-15 million” event that caused UK air travel chaos.
Window Seat Podcast

By Victoria Moores
A preliminary NATS investigation into the Aug. 28 meltdown has traced the problem to a flight plan processing sub-system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The Jacksonville facility is one of 20 en route FAA ATC centers in the U.S.
Airports & Networks

By P. Barry Butler
Programs are adapting to prepare students to work the advanced air mobility industry as engineers, air traffic controllers, pilots and more.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
UK air navigation service provider NATS plans to establish a new back-up air traffic control tower for London’s Heathrow airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
It was a rocky start to summer for U.S. airlines and travelers, with weather and system constraints testing operational resilience plans.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airlines are now entering the much-anticipated post-pandemic summer of high demand.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Sumwalt
For safe operations, all hands need to be on deck.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
FAA says it is retiring less efficient air traffic control flight paths dependent on ground radar.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Runway construction at Las Vegas’ airport is triggering significant delays for operators, creating headwinds for Spirit, the facility’s second-largest operator.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol member states have established a voluntary solidarity fund of $50 million.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Reopening Ukraine’s airspace to commercial traffic any time soon sounds far-fetched but Eurocontrol is putting a plan in place for when the day comes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
ACI World and CANSO will work on a program to increase capacity in the air transport sector.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
The Spanish government faces union opposition in Europe over willingness to carry on with the privatization of air traffic control services at airports.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
Controllers may expect automation to revolutionize their jobs, just as it has revolutionized cockpits, an air traffic management expert says.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Incursions and other close calls trigger proactive move to flag safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation