Air Traffic Control

Air Traffic Controller Transcripts Released In Hudson River Plane, Helicopter Crash

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York


Excerpts from draft government transcripts of conversations between the control tower of the Teterboro, N.J., airport and the pilot of a Piper plane t...

Hudson Crash NTSB Report Wrong: Air Controllers

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 09.17.2009 | New York


WASHINGTON — Federal safety officials investigating a midair collision over the Hudson River changed their account of the accident on a key poin...

A Call for Curtains Up on "NextGen" Air Traffic Control Technology

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 08.01.2009 | New York


Kathryn Wylde

The technology provides uninterrupted, real-time information to air traffic controllers and pilots with exceptional accuracy. Using NextGen, planes can follow pre-determined flight patterns with a deviation no greater than the wingspan of the airplane.

Fix the Airlines Instead of Bailing Out Wall Street

Don McNay | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I used to schedule an out of town trip then meetings the next day. Now I can't. I am not sure if I will get back or if I will get home exhausted and stressed.