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  • FAA puts two air traffic control employees on admin leave after teen directs aircraft over JFK

    CBS News has reports that a child was allowed under supervision of an adult ATC employee to direct traffic at JFK's Air Traffic control ce

    Blog posts | March 3, 2010 11:22am PST

  • En route to GPS-based air traffic control (images)

    The FAA is moving away from its antiquated radar-reliant air traffic control system toward one based on satellite navigation. Key to this next-gen system is a technology called ADS-B.

  • Report: US air-traffic control systems hacked

    Hackers have broken into the air traffic control mission-support systems of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration several times in recent years, according to a report.

    News items | May 8, 2009 4:50am PDT

  • FAA confirms data breach; 45,000 affected

    A computer breach at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has led to the theft of personal information on more than 45,000 employees and retirees, the agency confirmed this week. All told,...

    Blog posts | March 6, 2009 6:31am PST

  • America's airways ready for NextGen

    It's time – long past time – to upgrade the U.S. air traffic control system. The current system, designed during World War II, contributes mightily to flight delays, customer dissatisfaction...

    Blog posts | October 10, 2008 9:08am PDT

  • A better way to track equipment with a better name needed

    The idea appears sound, and the partners seem to have the skills needed to pull it off. Skytron has product knowledge, CEC has management knowledge, and there are many fine software products on...

    Blog posts | December 13, 2007 8:42am PST

  • Can technology solve air travel woes?

    Senators and aviation executives say it'll help. Others warn that travel snafus can't all be blamed on a 1950s-era air traffic control system.

    News items | September 27, 2007 11:06am PDT

  • Singularity Summit 2007: Dancing with Dr. Doom

    Guest post: This weekend I am at the Singularity Summit 2007 in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts. About 800 people showed up to hear about the issues related to a future in which humans...

    Blog posts | September 8, 2007 2:50pm PDT

  • Does the Internet need a do-over?

    The Internet is maxing out, isn't viable over the long run and is being flooded by rich applications and thousands of gadgets. If the Internet were air traffic control you wouldn't fly. That's the...

    Blog posts | February 13, 2007 8:02am PST

  • Daily Fix: Minimum requirements, not maximum risk

    The Department of Transportation has issued what can best be described as a clarification of its insurance requirements for commercial airlines. The agency said in a statement that air carriers or...

    News items | April 21, 1999 12:00am PDT

  • FAA and power grid pass tests

    On Friday and Saturday, the U.S. tested the preparedness of two key infrastructures, power grid management and the air traffic control system, reporting success in both cases. Is it time to put...

    News items | April 12, 1999 12:00am PDT

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