Category: air traffic

FAA Identifies Contractor Involved In Outage That Grounded Over 11,000 Planes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identified the contractor involved in the outage of a safety bulletin system that caused a stop in passenger air travel nationwide. The agency announced on January 26, that it would directly ban contract personnel involved in the incident from accessing its buildings and systems during the investigation, reported Reuters. Federal investigators…


Launch of New Satellites to Boost Australia’s Air Traffic Control

The first batch of Australia’s air traffic management satellites (ATM) will soon be launched on a SpaceX rocket as part of a project to improve the communication and surveillance of the country’s aviation activity. The satellites are created under the collaboration of Australian space services company Skykraft, a spin-off from The University of New South…


Business Passengers Fearful as Omicron Disrupts Air Travel in Europe’s Biggest Airport

London’s Heathrow Airport said that renewed travel restrictions made on the discovery of the Omicron CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus variant has spooked passengers, especially business travelers, who worry they won’t be able to get back home. According to figures released Friday, the demand for air travel, which had started to inch back to normalcy…