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Area control centers (ACCs) control IFR air traffic in their flight information region (FIR). The current list of FIRs and ACCs is maintained by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The following is the alphabetic list of all ACCs and their FIRs as of October 2011:
An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., in 2023.
There are five Specialties under the Airway Transportation Systems Specialist job classification: Surveillance, Automation, Communication, Environmental, and Navigational Aids. An ATSS may specialize in one or multiple disciplines depending on the size and complexity of the air traffic control facility.
Jimmy Jeffs was issued the first Air Traffic Control License. Before 1922 they only provided information to the pilots on the ground. [6] In the United States (US), Archie League is regarded as the first air traffic controller and was hired by the city of St. Louis in 1929 to prevent collisions. The first ATCs used basic visual communication ...
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The Sheikh Zayed Centre is considered the largest and busiest air traffic management facility in the Middle East as well as one of the world's most technically advanced centres in terms of its design. The Air Navigation Centre consists of two main buildings, the Area Control Centre (ACC) and Emergency ACC.
The Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers (GATCO) is a guild of air traffic controllers which began organising in 1952 and was established in 1954. [1] In 2004, it had over 2000 members [ 2 ] spread over 125 locations [ 3 ] in the UK and overseas in both civilian and military sectors.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is a labor union in the United States. It is affiliated with the AFL–CIO, and is the exclusive bargaining representative for air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It also represents a range of workers related to the air traffic control (ATC ...