Aviation History News

FAA Issues Final Rule on New York Airport Congestion ManagementFriday, October 10, 2008 @ 2:41PMThis rule establishes procedures to address congestion in the New York City area by assigning slots at John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Newark Liberty (Newark) International Airports in a way that allows carriers to respond to market forces to drive efficient airline behavior.

ATP Releases NavigatorV 7.0Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 11:41AMBRISBANE, CA -- Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP), a provider of aviation compliance and safety information management solutions, announces the release of NavigatorV 7.0, the next generation of its independent industry standard platform for aviation compliance and safety information management.

AP: Airlines could save $10 billion a year with GPSFriday, October 10, 2008 @ 7:32AMA World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more than a decade.

AP: Airlines could save $5 billion a year with GPSFriday, October 10, 2008 @ 3:46AMA World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more than a decade.

A brief history of air traffic controlFriday, October 10, 2008 @ 3:41AMKey events in the history of air traffic control: