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Another Blow to European Competitiveness – Air Traffic Management Improvement Off Course
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned today that states are falling behind in their commitments to improve Europe’s notoriously inefficient air traffic management. According to the latest independent Performance Review Body (PRB) report and the draft recommendations from the… Continue reading
Boeing, SELEX Sistemi Integrati Partner on Future Global Air Traffic Management Systems
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and SELEX Systemi Integrati, S.p.A of Italy today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Collaboration to work toward compatibility of global air… Continue reading
Passenger traffic up 13 percent at Abu Dhabi airport
Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport in July rose by 13.3 percent, with 1.2 million passengers passing through it, officials said.
Aircraft movements also continued to grow with a 3.1 percent increase in July, totalling 9,700 movements, the Abu… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Upgrades Air Traffic Control System in Nation’s Second Busiest Airspace
New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) gains new GPS technology to help direct air traffic
Rockville, Md., September 8th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin has delivered software to enable the use of GPS technology within the nation’s second busiest airspace,… Continue reading
Passenger Traffic Gets a Boost – Freight Continues to Stagnate
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced traffic results for July which showed that passenger travel was up 5.9% over July 2010. Freight markets were stagnating with a 0.4% demand decline over previous year levels.
“Passenger travel bucked… Continue reading
Updated: German air traffic controllers call strike (called off)
The union representing Germany’s air traffic controllers will hold a six-hour walkout on Tuesday that could force hundreds of flights to be disrupted.
A court ruled Monday that the strike, over a pay dispute, can go forward that day between… Continue reading
FAA Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Air Traffic Control
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today marked the 75th anniversary of federal air traffic control as American aviation experiences its safest period ever. Since its inception with 15 workers operating in just three control centers in… Continue reading
Boeing Awarded Contract to Upgrade E-4B Cockpits
WICHITA, Kan., June 7, 2011 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has been awarded phase one of the Communications Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM)… Continue reading
Dubai airport passengers up 5.8 pct, unrest slows traffic
Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport rose by 5.8 percent year-on-year in March, Dubai Airports said on Monday, but traffic on Middle Eastern and African routes dropped due to regional unrest.
In March, 4.2 million passengers passed through the world’s… Continue reading
Air Traffic Dipped in November
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic results for November showing 8.2% year-on-year passenger traffic growth and a 5.4% increase for freight. The passenger load factor for November averaged 75.6% while the freight load factor… Continue reading
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IATA September Traffic: Stronger Passenger, Weaker Freight
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international traffic results for September. International passenger traffic had a 10.5% year-on-year increase which is significantly stronger than the 6.5% rise recorded for August. International freight traffic recorded a 14.8% year-on-year… Continue reading