#air-traffic-control

#air-traffic-control

Investigators are looking into a close call between a Southwest Airlines flight and a helicopter that forced the plane to abort its landing and go around. Southwest Flight 1333, from Baltimore, was on approach to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport last Wednesday. At the same time, an Airbus H145 medical helicopter was en route to pick up a patient from a hospital in the city.

Tens of thousands of air traffic controllers and TSA agents have been working with reduced pay in what has become the second-longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. At a Friday press conference, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy insisted that the system was still safe but said it was under strain. The stress level that our controllers are under right now, I think, is unacceptable, Duffy said.

A staffing shortage at Los Angeles International Airport prompted a temporary ground stop affecting flights Sunday morning. The restriction began around 8:45 a.m. affecting departing flights for Oakland and was lifted at 10:30 a.m. with a possibility of being extended until 2 p.m., according to an FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center advisory. Even after the resumption of flights, travelers were instructed to check the status of their flights.

The FAA anticipates that the airport's air traffic control tower will be without staff until 10 p.m. Monday, according to spokesperson Kristen Alsop. The tower was without staff starting at 4:15 p.m. Due to the government shutdown, air traffic controllers are working without pay. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that the FAA was seeing a small uptick in air traffic control workers calling in sick during the shutdown.

Munich Airport was temporarily closed last night following reports of drones buzzing around the area. According to the airport's press office, "German air traffic control (DFS) restricted flight operations at Munich Airport from 10:18 p.m. and later suspended them altogether due to several drone sightings." As a result, 17 flights were barred from taking off that evening, leaving almost 3,000 passengers stranded. Another 15 incoming flights were diverted to alternative airports.

City centre, I think I might have an engine failure,

An air traffic control radio outage has grounded all inbound flights to Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey. Incoming flights from across the US and Canada will be slowed down, with average delays of as long as 2.5 hours and some nearly four hours. Departing flights did not appear to be impacted. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the outage is due to an equipment issue, causing air traffic controller to lose their radio frequencies.

Oh my gosh, there's a drone! he said. No, get that drone out of here! What is going on here? That drone should not be in the way of these aircraft. Oh my gosh. Just on the other side of that building. Get that drone out of here! What are you doing? Drone Alert! During Tuesday's Airline Videos Live broadcast from San Diego International Airport, Plane Jockey Kevin spotted a drone under the approach path to SAN.

A sonic boom was heard over Essex after two RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept a private jet that lost contact with air traffic control.

A new application of ADS-B technology, called SafeRoute+, enhances flight deck awareness and improves flight safety, minimizing delays and reducing carbon footprints.

A Frontier spokesperson confirmed that the fiber line was cut by a "third-party doing construction work," leading to significant service disruptions.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced that flights at JFK International Airport would be grounded due to a severe thunderstorm, creating widespread travel delays.

The UNSA-ICNA union, representing French air traffic controllers, filed a strike notice for July 3 and 4, citing a toxic management culture.