Tag: FAA

Lithuania and Saudi Arabia sign air transport agreement

FAA launches vendor challenge to modernise air traffic flow system

The Federal Aviation Administration is looking for an industry leader to develop a new system to make sure air traffic flows safely and smoothly, no matter the situation. The FAA is replacing the current Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS) and we’re using a streamlined, innovative vendor chal...

FAA’s controller recruitment drive hampered by shortage of instructors

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is stepping up efforts to recruit thousands of new air traffic controllers, but a shortage of instructors threatens to undermine the programme. At the FAA’s training academy in Oklahoma City, many of the teachers are retired controllers in their mid-...

Nine in 10 airlines believe Heathrow is run ineffectively, study finds

FAA and air traffic controllers union finalise deal to boost hiring

A new agreement between the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) aims to tackle persistent staffing shortages in the country’s air traffic control system through a series of targeted financial incentives, Transportation Secretary S...

Ontario International Airport awarded $4 million in FAA grants for runway, taxiway improvements

Southern California's Ontario International Airport (ONT) will receive another $4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to invest in infrastructure improvements at the aviation gateway of choice for millions of Southern Californians. The FAA announced on August 9 that it is awarding a ...

Raytheon to advance the FAA’s Air Traffic Terminal Automation System

Raytheon Company was selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to improve the usability and reduce operational costs for the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System. The modernization of STARS is critical to ensuring the national airspace continues to stay safe. "We want air traffi...

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