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Air traffic controllers at New Jersey's Newark airport briefly lost contact with planes due to 'staff shortage'

May 06, 2025 6:25 am

The incident, which took place on April 28, saw several employees being placed on trauma leave, resulting in flight delays and diversions of about hundreds of them.

Cyclone Dana coming, over 1 lakh people evacuated

October 24, 2024 1:45 am

All flight operations at Kolkata airport will remain suspended for 15 hours — from 6 pm on October 24 (Thursday) to 9 am on October 25 (Friday).

ATC officer ‘off-rostered’ after two Vistara flights avert crash at Delhi airport

August 23, 2023 10:46 pm

An official in the Ministry of Civil Aviation says the two planes were given permission to land and take off at the same time.

Multiple warnings, ATC help avert mid-air collision of three planes

December 28, 2018 11:50 pm

Flights of Dutch carrier KLM, Taiwan's Eva Air and the US-based National Airlines were involved in the incident, the official said. The incident happened in the Delhi Flight Information Region (FIR).

Mumbai: Two Air Traffic Control employees injured in attack at Vile Parle colony

November 20, 2018 2:50 am

The incident took place when manager Rajkumar Yadav left his home at ATC Colony in Vile Parle East to go to the domestic airport for his night shift. Police said he spotted a group of seven-eight young men drinking and he scolded them for consuming alcohol in the area.

Trump derides America's air traffic control systems as 'antiquated', announces modernisation measures

June 06, 2017 10:18 am

US President Donald Trump announced modernisation of the country's 'outdated' air traffic control technology to help reduce wait time, increase route efficiency and safety and ensure fewer delays.

London hit by air traffic control computer failure

December 13, 2014 3:11 pm

Congested airspace over London was closed during the 35-minute shutdown.

Delhi ATC to provide real-time weather to pilots by next year

October 30, 2014 2:23 am

Weather data transferred via software will be available at all air traffic control towers.

Narrow miss for AI flight as Karachi ATC gives wrong frequency

March 12, 2014 3:50 am

They later got in touch with Ahmedabad ATC and established contact with Mumbai ATC on the correct frequency.

New ATC tower starts operations

January 02, 2014 4:53 am

Built on an area of 2,800 sq m,the new ATC tower can handle 750 landings and control over 960 flights.

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