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United Airlines is making it easier for travelers to visualize how weather is impacting flight plans. The carrier has announced that it will begin texting customers live radar maps when weather delays take place, in order to keep travelers up-to-date on ...
A telecommunication outage caused Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers in Dallas to lose radar and some communications Friday afternoon, leading to flights being stopped at the area’s airports.“The FAA is slowing flights at Dallas ...
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Flight chaos as radar glitch grounds 120 flights
Thousands of passengers could still be affected after the UK air traffic control (ATC) provider Nats suffered another technical glitch. More than 120 flights were cancelled with 577,000 passengers affected yesterday. The highest number was stuck at London ...
The AN/APQ-188 radar upgrade for the B-52 is finally preparing to begin flight testing, following years of delays, cost overruns, and a program review. The U.S. Air Force’s long-running effort to equip the B-52 Stratofortress with a new radar is moving ...
A radar system failure at the Area Control Center in Honduras disrupted international flights across Costa Rica and Central America on Friday, March 14. The precise cause of the failure has not been specified by authorities at this time. Luis Miranda ...
Hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled at two Dallas, TX, area airports, Dallas-Fort Worth and Love Field, on September 19, with one major airline blaming the telecommunications provider. "The FAA is managing air traffic delays in the region this ...
A telecommunication outage caused Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers in Dallas to lose radar and some communications Friday afternoon, leading to flights being stopped at the area’s airports. After a virtual shutdown of airports ...
Airlines routinely adjust routes to take advantage of favourable winds, even if that means flying a path that looks longer. On some routes, a well-timed jet stream can reduce flight time by nearly an hour. A flight that looks longer on the map may actually land earlier because it is riding stronger tailwinds.