The termination of the emergency order ends more than a week of restrictions affecting both commercial and general aviation.
ATC
New tower in the works at KBAK
Work has begun on a new air traffic control tower at Columbus Municipal Airport (KBAK) in Indiana.
GA advocates concerned about GA ban at major airports
“Our National Airspace System has always thrived on fair and equitable access. Banning general aviation operations — even at a small number of airports — sets a horrible precedent.”
GA barred from nation’s 12 biggest airports
New NOTAMs went into effect Nov. 10, 2025, prohibiting general aviation and non-scheduled operations at the nation’s largest airports.
ATC cuts include some VFR approaches
Some VFR approaches will be prohibited at the air traffic control facilities that are part of the 10% reduction in flights at high traffic airports across the country.
FAA approves uAvionix tower surveillance system
FlightLine APRT, designed specifically for the 91 contract airport traffic control towers that are not equipped with any form of surveillance, provides real-time aircraft position information based on ADS-B data, presented on a web-based display for controllers to use in the tower, company officials explain.
A blip is a blip
When talking about paying for access to airports and ATC, it’s important to compare apples to apples.
A contract for safety
Many people — including those in aviation — rarely recognize how big a part of the ATC system contract air control towers represent.
Embry‑Riddle introduces air traffic management associate’s degree
The new Associate of Science in Air Traffic Management program — set to debut in August 2025 — has been approved to be part of the FAA’s Enhanced Air Traffic Controller Training Initiative (AT-CTI).