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Tower confusion at fault over DC scare

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Three US commuter jets were involved in a near miss on Tuesday at Reagan National Airport after a mix up by air traffic controllers, the … More ››

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Symphony OpsVue improves airport, airline ops

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Aimee Turner

ITT Exelis has improved its advanced aircraft flight tracking and situational awareness system  Symphony OpsVue v. 1.8 to include diversion management capabilities and surface surveillance … More ››

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ATC Global: ITT Exelis improve Symphony OpsVue

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Aimee Turner

 ITT Exelis has released a significant enhancement to its advanced flight tracking and situational awareness system. Symphony OpsVue 1.7 doubles the amount of data available … More ››

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EXCLUSIVE: Fatigue risk scheme considered for controllers

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Aimee Turner

A new data-driven methodology that allows airlines to tailor fatigue-related risks to their specific type of operations could in future be applied to air traffic … More ››

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NTSB releases first lady flight incident report

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Aimee Turner

The air traffic controller responsible for an aircraft carrying Michelle Obama getting too close to a military cargo jet had made the same mistake four … More ››

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US investigators release sleeping controller report

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Aimee Turner

The controller at the centre of one of the more serious US incidents in which three aircraft were forced to land without ATC assistance has … More ››

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Washington DC airports select ITT noise monitoring and flight tracking systems

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Aimee Turner

ITT has been selected through a competitive bidding process by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) to provide its flight operations data feed for noise … More ››

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FAA chief Randy Babbitt takes action over Reagan National fiasco

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Aimee Turner

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said Friday that effective immediately, the FAA would institute an interim plan to prevent another situation at Reagan National Airport when … More ››

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NTSB confirms Reagan Tower ATCO was asleep

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Aimee Turner

The US National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that the controller at the centre of the Reagan Tower service “interruption” was asleep. “The controller, who … More ››

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NATCA Statement on Safe Staffing for ATC Shifts

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Aimee Turner

National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Paul Rinaldi issued the following statement stressing the need for safe staffing of front-line, fully certified air traffic controllers … More ››

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