Tag: traffic
INFORMATIONAL Oct 18, 2026 GPS Jamming Is Now a Daily Airline Problem. Here Is How Bad It Has Gotten GPS jamming and spoofing are disrupting airline navigation across Europe, the Middle East and South Asia. Explore how widespread GNSS interference threatens flight safety, affects airline operations, and what pilots and regulators are doing to manage the growing risk. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 18, 2026 Who Is Accountable When an AI Air Traffic Tool Gets It Wrong? Who is liable when an AI air traffic control tool gets it wrong? The FAA’s SMART system faces scrutiny over safety testing, controller oversight, and legal accountability as lawmakers question its use in U.S. airspace. Read More →
NEWS Oct 14, 2026 Lawmakers Press FAA to Suspend AI Air Traffic Control Tool at Washington-Area Airports Senators and union leaders urge the FAA to pause an AI-driven air traffic management tool at DC airports, citing safety concerns. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 03, 2026 The $30 Billion Question: Why America's Air Traffic Control Overhaul Keeps Getting More Expensive The U.S. government is seeking $30 billion more to modernize America’s aging air traffic control system. Explore the rising $42.5 billion price tag, GAO oversight concerns, and where the new funding would go. Read More →
NEWS Sep 22, 2026 FAA Equipment Outage Grounds Flights at Newark, JFK and Philadelphia Airports An FAA air traffic control equipment outage triggered ground stops at Newark, JFK and Philadelphia airports, causing widespread flight delays. Read More →
NEWS Sep 21, 2026 FAA Deploys AI System to Cut Flight Delays at Washington-Area Airports The FAA has launched an artificial intelligence tool to help air traffic controllers reduce delays at Reagan National, Dulles, and BWI airports. Read More →
NEWS Sep 18, 2026 One-Millisecond Software Defect Identified as Cause of UK Air Traffic Control Collapse That Grounded Thousands of Flights A new NATS report reveals a one-millisecond software defect triggered the UK air traffic control failure, causing thousands of cancellations. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 14, 2026 Why Do Some Flights Take Longer Than Others on the Same Route? Why do some flights take longer than others on the same route? From jet streams and seasonal winds to ATC congestion, great-circle routing, and airline schedule padding, several factors influence flight duration. Here's how flight paths, weather, and air traffic control affect your journey. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 01, 2026 The Gulf Carriers' Next Move: Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad are chasing the same prize global connecting traffic - through three completely different strategies on fleet, product, and partnerships. Here's how each is betting on Boeing's delivery delays differently, and where their approaches are converging and diverging. Read More →
NEWS Aug 27, 2026 FAA Moves to Fire LaGuardia Air Traffic Controllers Who Left Shifts Early Before Deadly Crash The Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to terminate air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport who departed their posts early before a fatal crash. Read More →