Air Traffic Control

Misery at Heathrow: ‘Never Seen Chaos Like That’

The New York Times – Travel:

Over 2,000 flights have been disrupted in the past two days, as an air-traffic control problem has stymied British airports.

The New York Times – Travel:

An air traffic control problem caused more than 1,000 flight cancellations on Tuesday, and airlines warned that the effects could linger.

The New York Times – Travel:

A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Boston safely diverted to Detroit after the captain of a Boeing 757 became ill.

The New York Times – Travel:

Hundreds of aircraft traversing the North Atlantic will be asked to adjust their altitude in an effort to reduce heat-trapping contrails.

The New York Times – Travel:

An air traffic controller noticed that two planes — one departing, one landing — were both flight 2482. He acted quickly to avoid confusion.

The New York Times – Travel:

A Delta Air Lines flight aborted its landing to avoid another plane that was taking off from an intersecting runway, the agency said.

The New York Times – Travel:

A Delta Air Lines flight aborted its landing to avoid another plane that was taking off from an intersecting runway, the agency said.

The New York Times – Travel:

The accident at LaGuardia has raised questions about whether the minimum standard of two air traffic controllers on overnight shifts is sufficient.

The New York Times – Travel:

Regulators, pilots and others in aviation have worried about the kind of runway accident that happened at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.