ATC

News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

ERA Montserrat Barriga
Oct 20, 2020 - 6:43 AM
Europe's Airlines Barely Surviving, Recovery Hopes Fading
Industry leaders complained about fragmentation in national government Covid regulations.
Embraer Eve
Oct 15, 2020 - 10:43 AM
Embraer Launches Urban Air Mobility Division Called Eve
Embraer confirmed that the new subsidiary will complete development of its Eve eVTOL aircraft and other urban air mobility technology and services.
Oct 6, 2020 - 11:20 AM
Leonardo, ENAV Pair on Helicopter PBN
Leonardo and ENAV partner on developing more PBN options for helicopter operations.
Bell APT 70 Xwing
Sep 30, 2020 - 10:30 AM
Bell and Xwing Complete NASA Unmanned Demo with APT 70
After demonstrating its detect-and-avoid capability on Bell's APT 70 cargo drone, Xwing is preparing to start flight trials in a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.
Sep 25, 2020 - 12:42 PM
Nav Canada Reveals Layoffs and New Initiatives
As a result of continued reduced air traffic stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, ATC agency Nav Canada has reduced its workforce by 14 percent.
Xwing autonomous Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Aug 20, 2020 - 12:01 PM
Xwing Unveils Plans for Autonomous Cargo Operations
Xwing is about to start cargo operations in a Cessna Grand Caravan equipped with its autonomous flight control system, but initially with a pilot onboard.
Aug 5, 2020 - 3:45 PM
FAA To Boost Outage Security of Eram System
DOT IG says the FAA's en route automation modernization system lacks adequate security controls to prevent instances of system crashes.
UAM Geomatics
Jul 15, 2020 - 11:51 AM
Nexa Teams With VFS To Support Urban Air Mobility Growth
The Vertical Flight Society has partnered with Nexa Advisors to form a new company called UAM Geomatics that will produce data on the eVTOL market.
FAA ConOps
Jul 15, 2020 - 2:38 AM
FAA's New Urban Air Mobility ConOps Raises Questions
Morphing existing helicopter VFR corridors into dedicated urban air mobility routes is among the challenges identified by critics of ConOps 1.0.
May 26, 2020 - 1:45 PM
SpaceX Launch Prompts Space Coast TFRs
The planned launch of a SpaceX rocket with a crewed Dragon capsule has prompted a pair of TFRs that will close off sections of Central Florida’s airspace.