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FAA Suspends Controller for Watching Movie on Duty

WASHINGTON - An air traffic controller has been suspended for watching a movie when he was supposed to be monitoring aircraft, deepening the Federal Aviation Administration's embarrassment following at least five cases of controllers sleeping on the job. In the latest incident, the controller was watching a movie on a DVD...

FAA Gives Tired Air Traffic Controllers an Extra Hour to Rest

WASHINGTON - The government said Sunday it is giving air traffic controllers an extra hour off between shifts so they don't doze off at work, a problem that stretches back decades. But officials rejected the remedy that sleep experts say would make a real difference: on-the-job napping. "On my watch, controllers will not...

Top Afghan, Pakistan Officials Hold Talks in Kabul

WASHINGTON -- The solution to air traffic controllers dozing on the job will require changes beyond the Federal Aviation Administration's step of adding a second air traffic controller to overnight shifts at more than two dozen airports around the country, aviation safety experts say. Larger safety issues involving the...

FAA Tries to Quell Sleeping Controller Controversy

WASHINGTON -- Publicly fuming, the FAA chief collected Thursday the resignation of the head of the U.S. air traffic system, doubled controller staffing at more than two dozen airports and ordered a sweeping review of the entire system that ensures planes fly safely, as the government sought to reassure the public that air...

FAA Adds Staff After Controllers Caught Sleeping

RENO, Nev. - Federal officials are adding a second overnight air traffic controller at more than two dozen airports around the country, reacting swiftly after a sleeping controller in Reno forced a medical flight to land unaided. The arrival at 2 a.m. Wednesday at Reno-Tahoe International Airport followed several other...

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05/23/12 Enana Extends Aeronautical Information Services to... Source: AllAfrica.com The Aeronautical Information Service "AIS"of the National Airport and Air Navigation Exploration Company (ENANA) will be extended to Africa/Indian region.
05/22/12 Austria talks about UAS jobs Source: Wilmington News Journal - Wilmington OH Hundreds of jobs could come to the region if the Wilmington Air Park is designated as a site for research test-flying of unmanned aerial vehicles, Congressman Steve Austria said Tuesday.
05/22/12 Military to control London airspace during games Source: Today Online - Singapore London airspace will be controlled by the Ministry of Defence for the first time since World War II during the Olympic Games to prevent terrorist attacks.
05/22/12 Two more lawsuits emerge over Resolute crash Source: CBC.ca The families of the First Air flight attendants and pilots have filed lawsuits over the fatal plane crash in Resolute, Nunavut, which happened last August.
05/22/12 Military to control London airspace for first time... Source: The Sun - London - UK Defence bosses hope the move will prevent a terrorist attack on the capital.