Wx Offices at ATC Centers Could Close

By: Chad Trautvetter

Aviation International News >> July 2009
ATC

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is criticizing the Commerce Department’s proposal to close the National Weather Service center weather service units (CWSU) at each of the 20 air route traffic control centers in the continental U.S. Instead of the current face-to-face briefings, the NWS has offered to send the FAA forecasts from two central facilities in College Park, Md., and Kansas City, where a “lead forecaster on duty” will be available at each of the two consolidated CWSUs via text messaging or telephone. If the FAA accepts the proposal from the Commerce Department, there would be a nine-month demonstration and evaluation of the two-center approach to ensure that service or safety isn’t degraded.

Back

Expect some hurdles for NextGen integration Sunday 01. of November 2009 One of the traditional buzz phrases in discussions about improving ATC has been the time-honored “system of systems” that envisions a National... [more]
With PRM-A, DTW OK’d for close parallel approaches Sunday 01. of November 2009 The FAA has commissioned the first implementation of a new generation of precision runway monitor (PRM) equipment at Detroit/Wayne Airport... [more]
NextGen’s ‘Best-Equipped, Best-Served’ Flawed Thursday 29. of October 2009 Department of Transportation inspector general Calvin Scovel III told a congressional panel yesterday that a plan to jump start NextGen ATC... [more]
NBAA Supports ATC Modernization Thursday 29. of October 2009 Yesterday, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen told members of the House subcommittee on aviation that general aviation “remains steadfast in its... [more]
Northwest Flight 188 Pilots Report “Distraction” during MSP Overflight Tuesday 27. of October 2009 The pilots of the Northwest Airlines Flight 188 that overflew Minneapolis on October 21 told NTSB investigators that a distraction in the... [more]