Spotlight on The Air Traffic Control Crisis

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John Persinos
Contributing Editor,
Avionics International

Rich Abott
Editor,
Avionics International

Cleared for Modernization: The Top Avionics Upgrade for Fixing America’s Broken ATC
As commercial air traffic surges back to pre-pandemic levels—and in many regions, surpasses them—aviation’s longstanding Achilles’ heel has returned to center stage: a strained, outdated… [Read More]
Avionics to the Rescue: Tech Innovations Target Airport Bottlenecks
As global air travel rebounds with a vengeance, the aviation industry is once again grappling with a painful bottleneck: overcrowded airports and a dangerously understaffed… [Read More]
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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… [Read More]
VIDEO: The Shocking Truth Behind America’s ATC Crisis
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… [Read More]
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… [Read More]
$31.5 Billion Price Tag Revealed for ATC Overhaul
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)… [Read More]