# air traffic control (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover air traffic control. Page: Feed: --- ## [Marine One Near Miss Renews Questions About Washington Airspace Safety](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/marine-one-near-miss-renews-questions-about-washington-airspace-safety/) _2026-08-20 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video version of this article, click here. A recent close encounter involving Marine One and a commercial \[…\] The post Marine One Near Miss Renews Questions About Washington Airspace Safety appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Game On: Can Gamers Help Close America’s Air Traffic Control Gap?](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/game-on-can-gamers-help-close-americas-air-traffic-control-gap/) _2026-08-20 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video version of this article, click here. America’s air traffic controller shortage has become a numbers game, \[…\] The post Game On: Can Gamers Help Close America’s Air Traffic Control Gap? appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Army To Test And Evaluate Elroy Air’s Hybrid-Electric VTOL Under New Contract](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/army-to-test-and-evaluate-elroy-airs-hybrid-electric-vtol-under-new-contract/) _2026-08-20 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ The Army in August awarded a $46.1 million contract to Elroy Air to test and experiment with the company’s Chaparral autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for heavy \[…\] The post Army To Test And Evaluate Elroy Air’s Hybrid-Electric VTOL Under New Contract appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [PDW Eyes Supplying Parts To Support U.S. Production Of One Million Drones Annually](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/pdw-eyes-supplying-parts-to-support-u-s-production-of-one-million-drones-annually/) _2026-08-20 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ Performance Drone Works (PDW), which last week received a conditional loan commitment from the Defense Department to supercharge its capacity and capabilities for making key drone components, expects to support domestic \[…\] The post PDW Eyes Supplying Parts To Support U.S. Production Of One Million Drones Annually appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [E-2D Block II Passes Critical Design Review](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/19/e-2d-block-ii-passes-critical-design-review/) _2026-08-20 · Rich Abott · Aviation Tech Today_ The Navy and Northrop Grumman this week revealed the Block II upgrade to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye passed a Critical Design Review (CDR) in May, setting the way for flight tests within \[…\] The post E-2D Block II Passes Critical Design Review appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Why Aircraft Lease Rates Refuse to Come Down](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/why-aircraft-lease-rates-refuse-to-come-down/) _2026-08-06 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Aircraft leasing used to be fairly predictable. Rising interest rates pushed up borrowing costs, lease rates climbed, and airlines paid more to \[…\] The post Why Aircraft Lease Rates Refuse to Come Down appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [The Weather Revolution: How New Technology Is Changing the Way Aircraft Fly](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/the-weather-revolution-how-new-technology-is-changing-the-way-aircraft-fly/) _2026-08-06 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) For all the advances aviation has made over the past century, one challenge has never gone away: weather. Storms, turbulence, icing, wind \[…\] The post The Weather Revolution: How New Technology Is Changing the Way Aircraft Fly appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [USAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/usaf-looks-for-answers-to-remedy-supply-bottlenecks-for-f-15ex-and-f-16-engines/) _2026-08-06 · Frank Wolfe · Aviation Tech Today_ The U.S. Air Force is searching for answers on how to remedy supply chain bottlenecks in building engines for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing and F-16 by Lockheed Martin. The Air \[…\] The post USAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [DoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce Components](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/dod-makes-potential-820-million-loan-commitment-to-drone-company-to-mass-produce-components/) _2026-08-06 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ Flexing new authorities to dramatically increase its loan commitments, the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has made a conditional loan commitment of up to $820 million to Performance Drone Works (PDW) \[…\] The post DoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce Components appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [EGKK GATWICK ATC](https://atchistory.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/gatwick-tower-atc/) _2026-08-06 · atchistory · atchistory_ KK0 KK0a BA Boeing 777 G-VIIW KK1 is this the old Beehive control tower ? Tom Singfield has sent me the link below that has pages of photos of Gatwick during several eras. Page 1 include the plans for the beehive including the tower and they seem to support the idea the above photo is in the Continue reading EGKK GATWICK ATC ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/b44cxrvSG4jl) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [TEE Gatwick](https://atchistory.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/tee-gatwick/) _2026-08-06 · atchistory · atchistory_ TEE1 TEE2 TEE3 TEE4 Below, a large and comprehensive collection of photos showing TEE activities, sadly not dated. TEE5 TEE6 TEE7 TEE8 John Baker point out that this is the carcass of a Mediator suite TEE9 TEE10 TEE11 TEE12 TEE13 TEE14 TEE15 TEE16 TEE17 TEE18 TEE19 TEE20 TEE21 TEE22 TEE23 TEE24 TEE25 TEE26 TEE27 TEE28 Continue reading TEE Gatwick ## [EGKK Gatwick telecommunications June 1958](https://atchistory.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/egkk-gatwick-telecommunications-june-1958/) _2026-08-06 · atchistory · atchistory_ Barry Davidson sent in this report describing the telecommunications at Gatwick in 1958. It captures very well the facilties installed at a well equipped airfield in the late 50s egkk-telecommunications-june-1958 ## [EGLF FARNBOROUGH (formerly EGUF)](https://atchistory.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/eglf-farnborough-formerly-eguf/) _2026-08-06 · atchistory · atchistory_ LF0 Concorde G-AXDN Farnborough 9.74 (Meyrick Powell) LFOa Peter Hamer was an ATCO cadet sent to Farnborough for the Air Show in 1976. He wonders of anyone can identify the guy above in the red cap (second left) LF0b The recent pictures of Farnborough reminded me that we were sent there for the air show Continue reading EGLF FARNBOROUGH (formerly EGUF) ## [Farnborough ATC Part 2](https://atchistory.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/farnborough-atc-part-2/) _2026-08-06 · atchistory · atchistory_ I’ve started a second Farnborough post because the first post has become rather large and complex. The trigger was a set of photos from Colin Fisher, whose late father, Jack Fisher, worked in Air Traffic Control at RAE Farnborough from 1947 to 1974. I’ve started with some general Farnborough material from Colin, followed by Continue reading Farnborough ATC Part 2 ## [Boeing Edges Airbus at Farnborough as Ortberg’s Turnaround Gains Momentum](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/07/30/boeing-edges-airbus-at-farnborough-as-ortbergs-turnaround-gains-momentum/) _2026-07-30 · Rich Abott · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) The order books at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow told an encouraging story for Boeing. When the four-day event wrapped up on \[…\] The post Boeing Edges Airbus at Farnborough as Ortberg’s Turnaround Gains Momentum appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [ATCO course photos](https://atchistory.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/atco-course-photos/) _2026-07-13 · atchistory · atchistory_ If anyone in these photos would like their faces obscured and/or their names removed just ask, its easy to do. Chris Morewood wonders if any has a photo of 110 ATCA course? Whats New in July 2026 Barry Winch has sent me a photo of the celebration for the 50th anniversary of 28 Cadet course graduation. Continue reading ATCO course photos ## [ANTROBUS](https://atchistory.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/antrobus/) _2026-06-18 · atchistory · atchistory_ Military radar unit based at RNAS Stretton (HMS Blackcap) used by civil controllers in late 1940s to provide an ATC service over NW England. (RNAS Stretton was also a busy aerodrome see RNAS Stretton Tower. These two radar systems were both mobile aerials used at Antrobus. Type 15 AN1 Type 57 (Admiralty NT277T Trailer set Continue reading ANTROBUS ## [RAF Burtonwood (EGOB)](https://atchistory.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/raf-burtonwood-egob/) _2026-06-18 · atchistory · atchistory_ Used by the USAAF in WW2 as a Base Aircraft Depot and available to the USAF as a Strategic Air Command base. RAF Burtonwood all content supplied by Steve Balfour who says The (third) tower design was unusual and was a USA style affair. Most of the buildings were still there when Steve arrived at Continue reading RAF Burtonwood (EGOB) ## [Woodford control tower](https://atchistory.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/woodford-control-tower/) _2026-06-18 · atchistory · atchistory_ Woodford aerodrome ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AT1Zxc0QQ06O) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [EGCB BARTON AERODROME](https://atchistory.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/egcb-barton-aerodrome/) _2026-06-18 · atchistory · atchistory_ More photos from Steve Balfour CB1 In 1933 Airwork opened the control tower and a wireless station, enabling distant communication with aircraft in the North and providing a homing service. Met and teleprinter services were available. Looking through the memoires of Eric Matthews he mentions that in 1936 Barton was the area control centre for Continue reading EGCB BARTON AERODROME