ATC

HAI Invited To Participate In NASA Tabletop UAM ATM Interoperability Simulation

HAI Invited To Participate In NASA Tabletop UAM ATM Interoperability Simulation

16-Jun-2023Source: HAI

At the invitation of NASA, Helicopter Association International (HAI) will participate in a two-day interoperability simulation tabletop exercise Jun. 14–15 at the Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California. The event will feature the inclusion of urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft into air traffic management (ATM) and air traffic control (ATC) planning. Representing HAI and... Read more

Rohde & Schwarz launches drone based ATC air navigation signal inspection

Rohde & Schwarz launches drone based ATC air navigation signal inspection

13-Mar-2023Source: Rohde & Schwarz

Rohde & Schwarz will launch its R&S EVSD1000 VHF/UHF nav/drone analyzer at Airspace World 2023 in Geneva from March 8 to 10, 2023. The analyzer provides highly accurate and efficient drone inspection of terrestrial navigation and communications systems along with outstanding accuracy and the measurement repeatability customers need. R&S EVSD1000 has specifically been designed to... Read more

HAI provides written testimony to Senate ATC hearing

HAI provides written testimony to Senate ATC hearing

26-Sep-2019Source: HAI

Helicopter Association International (HAI) commends Senate Commerce Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ranking Member Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) for holding a hearing to examine the US air traffic control (ATC) system. “As the FAA continues to modernize the ATC system, it is imperative that all users of the National Air Space (NAS) have a... Read more

NBAA Welcomes Removal of ATC Privatization Provision

NBAA Welcomes Removal of ATC Privatization Provision

3-Mar-2018Source: NBAA

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today issued the following statement in response to the Feb. 27 announcement from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-9-PA) to set aside his proposal for removing air traffic control (ATC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The proposal was part of House legislation (H.R. 2997) to... Read more

NBAA commends rejection of ATC privatization bill

NBAA commends rejection of ATC privatization bill

10-Aug-2017Source: NBAA

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today commended the Senate Appropriations Committee for rejecting privatization of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system in an annual federal spending bill. NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen thanked committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT), as well as Transportation Subcommittee Chair Susan Collins... Read more

NATA says Trump ATC plan introduces significant uncertainty

NATA says Trump ATC plan introduces significant uncertainty

13-Jun-2017Source: NATA

Today, the Trump Administration released additional details about its proposal to corporatize the nation’s air traffic control system. The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is the voice of general aviation business, representing fixed base operators, on-demand air charter, aircraft maintenance and overhaul facilities, and business aircraft and fractional ownership fleet management. NATA members range in... Read more

NBAA calls on Air Traffic Control system modernization, not privatization

NBAA calls on Air Traffic Control system modernization, not privatization

13-Jun-2017Source: NBAA

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today issued the following statement in response to the administration’s continuing calls for privatizing the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system. The president’s renewed call for ATC privatization was included in a set of transportation-infrastructure spending “principles” advanced by the president today at the White... Read more

Trump FY2018 budget proposal is controversial, says HAI

Trump FY2018 budget proposal is controversial, says HAI

5-Jun-2017Source: HAI

With the release of the White House’s budget proposal, Helicopter Association International (HAI) is alarmed that the Trump administration is pursuing a controversial concept of privatizing the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system. HAI supports ongoing efforts to modernize and increase efficiency at the FAA. Currently, the interests of all users of the National Airspace... Read more

HAI President visits lawmakers, warns against ATC privatization

HAI President visits lawmakers, warns against ATC privatization

8-May-2017Source: HAI

On May 2, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on Oversight of U.S. Airline Customer Service. Representatives from United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines testified at the well-attended hearing. Addressing the airlines in his opening remarks, Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) commented, “As a general rule, I don’t believe in... Read more

Elected Officials Stand Against ATC Privatization at NBAA-BACE

Elected Officials Stand Against ATC Privatization at NBAA-BACE

12-Nov-2016Source: NBAA

Three current members of Congress spoke at the 2016 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) this week in Orlando, FL, and all three emphasized business aviation’s essential role in America. They also declared their strong opposition to creating a private ATC system funded by user fees. “We all know that our airspace is a... Read more

FAA Extends Tower Closure Date

FAA Extends Tower Closure Date

8-Apr-2013Source: FAA

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it will delay the closures of all 149 federal contract air traffic control towers until June 15. Last month, the FAA announced it would eliminate funding for these towers as part of the agency’s required $637 million budget cuts under sequestration. This additional... Read more

Garmin introduces comprehensive lineup of certified and portable ADS-B solutions

Garmin introduces comprehensive lineup of certified and portable ADS-B solutions

17-Jul-2012Source: Garmin

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced a comprehensive suite of certified and portable ADS-B solutions, providing options for any aircraft owner to satisfy the U.S. NextGen mandate for ADS-B Out and also gain immediate access to the benefits of ADS-B In including high-integrity... Read more

HAI calls for action on US airspace issue

HAI calls for action on US airspace issue

7-May-2012Source: HAI

As many of you are aware, HAI has as two of its top priorities the defense of your right to access the airspace and the maintenance of an operating environment absent of overburdensome, ill-conceived regulations and legislative mandates. Of the several critical issues we are currently dealing with, one demands your immediate attention. The Joint... Read more

Aeronav granted STC for Aspen displays in AS350

Aeronav granted STC for Aspen displays in AS350

16-Mar-2012Source: Aeronav Avionics

Aeronav Avionics of Pitt Meadows, BC recently announced its formal TCCA STC approval# SH12-15 for installation of Aspen Avionics Evolution EFD1000H/MFD500H dual display, night VFR configuration in the AS350 series helicopter. The STC covers various interfaces and allows the end user the flexibility to integrate a single panel installation or a more diverse multi panel/multi... Read more

ND UAV airspace plan raises questions and concerns

ND UAV airspace plan raises questions and concerns

18-Jan-2012Source: AOPA

A proposal to create new restricted airspace in North Dakota for training of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)raises more questions than it answers, undermines safety, and would set a dangerous precedent in creating additional restricted airspace for use solely by UAS, AOPA said, urging members to comment on the proposal by Feb. 12. On Nov. 28, the FAA published a... Read more

Air Traffic Control Association makes award for North Sea WAM system

Air Traffic Control Association makes award for North Sea WAM system

3-Oct-2011Source: Saab

NATS, the leading provider of air traffic services and solutions in the United Kingdom, received the 2011 Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Earl F. Ward Memorial Award for their deployment of Saab AB subsidiary Saab Sensis Corporation’s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) in the North Sea. Presented at the annual ATCA conference, the Ward Award is... Read more

Alaska controllers officially using ADS-B

Alaska controllers officially using ADS-B

28-Jun-2010Source: FAA

ANCHORAGE, AK — Air traffic controllers in the Alaska region are now officially using Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) technology to improve safety and efficiency in Alaska’s rugged terrain. The system – Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) – is a core technology under NextGen. “NextGen technology is already helping make aviation safer and more efficient,”... Read more

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