http://atc-news.com Air Traffic Control News - Updated (almost) Every Day! Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:00:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en American Airlines , the nation's largest carrier, spent $1.4 million in the second quarter to lobby on Air Traffic Control, aviation security and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. Fort Worth, Texas-based American lobbied Congress ...American Airlines spent $1.4M lobbying in 2Q - Forbes Pilots watch the unfolding coverage ... http://atc-news.com/archives/9726 Pilots go it alone for third night without controllers (Bombala Times)COMMERCIAL pilots were flying blind east of Sydney last night because a chronic shortage of air traffic controllers left a vast swathe of airspace unmonitored for the third night in a row. Air traffic authorities reject report (The West Australian)Air traffic ... http://atc-news.com/archives/9725 The Airports authority of India Employees Union in Kolkata on Monday threatened to strike work on August 20 in support of the industrial strike called by the Left trade unions. "All the employees of the AAI Employees Union in Kolkata would ...AAI union threatens to disrupt flight traffic - Hindustan ... http://atc-news.com/archives/9724 Three people including two majors and a soldier died when their helicopter crashed in Ladakh due to bad weather, a Defence spokesperson said in Jammu on Saturday.Two army majors, soldier killed in chopper crash OTTAWA, Aug. 11 /CNW Telbec/ - NAV CANADA is pleased to announce that John Crichton, President & ... http://atc-news.com/archives/9723 Doomed jet was 'rust-bucket' (Perth Now)THE Qantas plane forced to make an emergency landing yesterday after a massive hole tore through its side had been plagued by a history of corrosion. UPI NewsTrack TopNews (UPI)News from United Press International, around the world around the clock ... Qantas jet was 'rust bucket' (Daily ... http://atc-news.com/archives/9722 Three people including two majors and a soldier died when their helicopter crashed in Ladakh due to bad weather, a Defence spokesperson said in Jammu on Saturday.Two army majors, soldier killed in chopper crash V Festival It's that time of year again... the biggest names in music are in Staffordshire this ... http://atc-news.com/archives/9721 Russia kept up its offensive on Georgia for the fourth day despite the former Soviet republic?s ceasefire offer. The Georgian government said yesterday that Russian warplanes attacked a special forces base and Air Traffic Control center in the ...Russia Ignores Georgia?s Ceasefire Offer - Donga.com Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the ... http://atc-news.com/archives/9720 Coming soon: Work on full swing for the new runway of IGI Airport in Delhi. NEW DELHI: The trial run on the third runway - one of the longest in Asia - coming up at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here ...Trial run on new IGI runway soon Radar, radios out ... http://atc-news.com/archives/9719 News from United Press International, around the world around the clock ...UPI NewsTrack TopNews (UPI) 07 JUL 2008 - Atlantic Southeast Canadair CRJ701ER (CL-600-2C10) Non hull-loss07 JUL 2008Canadair CRJ701ER (CL-600-2C10)N706EV - Atlantic Southeast0 / Baton Rouge-Ryan Airport, LA (BTR) (USA)- flight, during StandingThree Canadair CRJ planes were parked at the ... http://atc-news.com/archives/9718 The Port Authority says it's willing to support auctioning off airport slots, but only if the federal government invests more money in the Air Traffic Control system. Authority owns the region's thr....Port Authority Ties Flight Auctions to Fed Money (WNYC New York Public Radio) Long requested noise study and update to ... http://atc-news.com/archives/9717