What if you had a magic wand and by simply waving it, you could create a new runway at your congested airport? Well, Recat which stands for Recategorization of ICAO wake turbulence standards does just that. Not by actually pouring new concrete but by creating additional capacity that, at some airports, creates additional capacity that… Continue reading Recat – What is this?
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With fair winds on the ocean of experience
I have just made a discovery! All things considered, it is better to fly with a low-fare airline than with a traditional, national carrier. We took a late-fall vacation recently and I had plenty of time to mull over the matter, making a mental inventory of the pro and cons. May be it was just… Continue reading With fair winds on the ocean of experience
Is there a future for the FABs?
In view of the huge effort that went into creating at least the legal framework for the nine Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs) and the recent hard words from the industry blasting states and the European Commission for the failure of the FABs to deliver anything really useful by the December 4 deadline, the question in… Continue reading Is there a future for the FABs?
Here is the IATA statement on FABs: FABs Need to Deliver Results
It is IATA policy not to co-sign statements with other organizations. They have, however, issued their own statement concerning the FAB situation. Here it is: Brussels, 4 December 2012 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the European Commission, EU member states and Europe’s Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) to ensure that Functional Airspace… Continue reading Here is the IATA statement on FABs: FABs Need to Deliver Results
Airline industry condemns EU Member States on lack of progress on FABs to date
The Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) are united in condemning EU Member States for their reluctance to properly implement Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs), a key ingredient for the successful delivery of Single European Sky II… Continue reading Airline industry condemns EU Member States on lack of progress on FABs to date
New NextGen Technology Improves Safety and Efficiency in Western Colorado
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) have announced the activation of new NextGen technology that will help pilots address inclement weather around Montrose Regional Airport in western Colorado. The technology, known as Wide Area Multilateration (WAM), improves safety and efficiency by allowing air traffic controllers to track aircraft… Continue reading New NextGen Technology Improves Safety and Efficiency in Western Colorado
Quote of December 2012
A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted – in the air. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
TITAN – Questions and Answers
With the TITAN project now officially closed, we decided to bring you a set of questions and answers, in case you want a quick overview of what TITAN was all about. You can find all titan documents on the official website here. The TITAN video is available here. What is TITAN? – Turnaround Integration in Trajectory… Continue reading TITAN – Questions and Answers
The big ACARS scare, air/ground digital link and the iPad. What is the connection?
It is really amazing how things go full circle and if you wait long enough, history repeat itself… even in air traffic management terms. There will be some amongst our readers who still remember how the saga of air/ground digital link began in the late 80s, early 90s. Back then, at about the same time,… Continue reading The big ACARS scare, air/ground digital link and the iPad. What is the connection?
Airbus to trial automated airborne separation. Free Flight… not such a crazy idea after all?
It is nearly two decades ago that the idea of Free Flight first surfaced in discussions about the future of air traffic management. To put it simply, free flight means an environment in which air traffic control transfers responsibility for separation to the pilots. It may sound outlandish but simulation after simulation has shown that… Continue reading Airbus to trial automated airborne separation. Free Flight… not such a crazy idea after all?