U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Congress on July 23 that it will cost $31.5 billion to fully modernize the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system, a sweeping upgrade the Department...
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Europe’s Air Traffic System Could Soon Face Chaos of Its Own
Europe’s fragmented air traffic control (ATC) system has long been a source of inefficiency, delays, and frustration. Unlike the U.S., which operates under a unified FAA-controlled airspace, Europe...
In this video presentation, I examine the crisis bedeviling the U.S. Air Traffic Control (ATC) system. Click here to view my video: https://shorturl.at/2bHSD Below is an edited transcript of my...
America’s ATC Meltdown: Why The Skies Are Short-Staffed and The Remedies That Are Needed
For over a decade, the U.S. has been facing a persistent and growing shortage of air traffic controllers. The problem has ballooned into a full-blown crisis, straining airport operations, triggering...
Konza Technopolis: Kenya is building a national drone corridor within a “smart city”
A lesser-known corner of Africa is now carving out a name of its own in the drone world — and doing it in a way that may very well set the gold standard for smart cities and BVLOS drone corridors...
HASC Wants USAF to Lay Out Plan for Full-Scale Production of CCA Increment 1
Pictured is the YFQ-42A production representative test vehicle in Poway, Calif. (General Atomics Photo) The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the U.S. Air Force to lay out its plan for...