On the night of 30 November 2009, an Air France A330, flying Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Paris (CDG) called Mayday as a response to severe turbulence due to weather and to alert others in the area that it was deviating from this its approved flight level without ATC authority, (which could not be reached/obtained). […]
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Mayday Call on Air France 445 (the former AF447) on 30Nov2009
Published by December 5th, 2009 in A330, Accidents, Air France, Air traffic control, Brazil, France, Paris and Rio de Janeiro. 0 CommentsNYC Congestion Solutions
Published by December 8th, 2007 in Air traffic control, Airports, JFK, LaGuardia, New York City, Newark and USA. 0 CommentsIt is no secret that the air congestion in New York detrimentally affects the national air system, being responsible for 75% of the nation’s delays, but it also gives NYC the top honors as having the worst on-time airports in the US. Examining data for the first nine months of this year, the number of […]
Real-time ATC Status of US Airports
Published by November 21st, 2007 in Air traffic control, Airports, Holidays and USA. 0 CommentsWelcome to the busiest travel day of the year. Though I love traveling, I am happy to say that I am not traveling today, but will be celebrating Thanksgiving here in New York, a mere five hours or so from Plymouth Plantation, the site of that famous meal in 1621 between the Pilgrims and the […]
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