7 stories tagged air-traffic-control, newest first.
40 points by spectraldrift | 7 comments
Blog post recounting how a 1991 power failure at AT&T's 33 Thomas Street facility in Manhattan knocked out FAA air traffic control links, disrupting 1,174 flights.
744 points by apunen | 145 comments
A browser-based pixel-art airport simulator game showing runways, landings, departures, pace and duration counters, made by @lapunen.
574 points by firebaze | 498 comments
A Substack essay by Tracing Woodgrains recounting the decade-long story of the FAA's air traffic controller hiring scandal and efforts to expose it.
318 points by mooreds | 573 comments
CNN Business article examining the US shortage of air traffic controllers and why the FAA finds it so difficult to hire and train them.
693 points by LorenDB | 854 comments
FAA ATCSCC operations plan advisory listing daily airspace constraints, terminal initiatives, and planned events, cited as evidence of an upcoming Starship launch.
875 points by jameshh | 289 comments
A blog post analyzing the NATS incident report on the 28 August 2023 UK air traffic control system failure caused by a flight plan processing bug.
537 points by hot_gril | 121 comments
Web app that plays live LAX air traffic control radio (Los Angeles Tower 133.900) mixed with lofi music tracks.