CFS News

Aviation Safety Professionals: Unforeseen circumstances put these professionals to the test. Introduction by: Teri Bristol, COO, ATO Moderator: Trish Gilbert, Executive VP, NATCA ALPA Aviation Safety Chairman Steve Jangelis NATCA Las Vegas ATCT FacRep Jamaal Haltom […]

The political, technological, and economic landscape for spaceflight has never been more favorable to new entrants. This rapidly expanding industry has placed growing pressure on National Airspace System (NAS) regulators to develop the means and methods […]

NATCA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continue to collaborate on various aspects of training. There are a number of initiatives running concurrently aimed at improving training at the FAA Oklahoma City Academy and in facilities. […]

One of the new concepts within global aviation that you will hear about this week is Trajectory Based Operations (TBO). TBO is Performance Based Navigation (PBN) plus Time Based Management (TBM). It will have an impact […]

On Sept. 26, 2014, Chicago Center (ZAU) was evacuated due to a fire set in the basement by a contractor. The fire caused severe damage to communications and other equipment utilized by air traffic controllers to […]

Runway safety is a significant challenge and a top priority for everyone in aviation. With a projected increase in operations across the National Airspace System (NAS), the risk of a collision is always present when more […]