Latest news with #airtrafficcontrol
CNA
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNA
Controlling The Skies - Hidden Heroes of the Air
About the show: Every day more than ninety thousand commercial flights take off around the world. Ninety thousand flights that need to be safely flown and guided from take-off to landing through every kind of weather. We all know the role of the pilots in air travel, but how many of us know anything about air traffic control? And yet, their job is one of the most stressful in the world, their responsibility is huge. Every minute of every day air controllers hold the lives of thousands in their hands. They work in places that the public never visits. At the heart of major control centres, this documentary will follow an Air France flight from take-off at New York's JFK - the world's busiest airspace - to its landing in Paris' Roissy Charles de Gaulle - Europe's second busiest airport. An exclusive in-depth investigation into the wild and secret world of the heroes of the air.
Bloomberg
8 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
How Long Will It Take to Fix Air Traffic Control?
How long will it take to address the outages plaguing our air traffic control system? Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Air Traffic Management Program Coordinator Michael McCormick says it won't happen overnight, even as the Trump administration calls for an overhaul of the system. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
9 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Investing High in the Sky and Deep in the Ocean
Welcome to the Wall Street Week newsletter, bringing you stories of capitalism about things you need to know, but even more things you need to think about. I'm David Westin, and this week we went up in the sky to learn what it will take to fix the US air traffic control system and deep in the ocean for the story of the undersea cables that carry 99% of the world's internet traffic. If you're not yet a subscriber, sign up here for this newsletter. A series of incidents in the US have put a spotlight on the need to improve and modernize the nation's air traffic control system. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the problems have created "a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a brand new, state-of-the-art air traffic control system."
CBS News
20 hours ago
- General
- CBS News
FAA probing near collision at San Francisco International Airport between United, SkyWest jets
Inside an air traffic control facility during outage, Duffy on updating FAA systems Two passenger jets taking off on parallel runways at San Francisco International Airport nearly collided earlier this month, federal officials told CBS News. The incident happened on May 13 at about 5:10 p.m. involving United Airlines and SkyWest Airlines planes departing nearly simultaneously. The Federal Aviation Administration said that upon departure, the United flight veered directly into the path of the SkyWest flight without authorization. United Flight 1152, an Airbus A320, was headed for Dallas-Fort Worth International. SkyWest Flight 5272, a CRJ-200, was headed to Fresno-Yosemite International. The aviation website One Mile at a Time reported the United jet made a sharp turn to the left instead of turning right, as it was supposed to. The report said at their closest points, the planes were just 0.4 nautical miles apart horizontally and 280 feet apart vertically. United says that it was reviewing the incident. The FAA said it was investigating, and the initial information was subject to change.
CBS News
20 hours ago
- General
- CBS News
FAA probing close call at San Francisco International Airport between United, SkyWest jets
Inside an air traffic control facility during outage, Duffy on updating FAA systems Two passenger jets taking off on parallel runways at San Francisco International Airport nearly collided earlier this month, federal officials told CBS News. The incident happened on May 13 at about 5:10 p.m. involving United Airlines and SkyWest Airlines planes departing nearly simultaneously. The Federal Aviation Administration said that upon departure, the United flight veered directly into the path of the SkyWest flight without authorization. United Flight 1152, an Airbus A320, was headed for Dallas-Fort Worth International. SkyWest Flight 5272, a CRJ-200, was headed to Fresno-Yosemite International. The aviation website One Mile at a Time reported the United jet made a sharp turn to the left instead of turning right, as it was supposed to. The report said at their closest points, the planes were just 0.4 nautical miles apart horizontally and 280 feet apart vertically. United says that it was reviewing the incident. The FAA said it was investigating, and the initial information was subject to change.
