ATC

Someone listening to ATC during approach heard random noises, moaning, and even people saying “meow” over the frequency. Then ATC had to step in with a “keep it professional”. From what I’ve heard, it’s usually not ATC or the main pilots, but other pilots on frequency messing...

Interesting question. Airports and ATC don’t rely only on the public power grid. They have backup generators, redundant systems, and contingency plans specifically for scenarios like power outages. Aviation infrastructure is built with that in mind. So if there was a general...

Boarded about 10 minutes late, then the crew said we’d be waiting for one passenger. They even started drink service while we sat there. About 45 minutes later the person strolls on saying it “wasn’t their fault.” We missed our takeoff window thanks to ATC delays and ended up...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a news conference Wednesday: Ten percent of air traffic at 40 busy airports would be cut Full list: Anchorage International Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Boston Logan International Baltimore/Washington International...

Wild story out of Boston a Delta flight from Paris to New York had to divert to Logan because of bad weather, and while landing, another Cape Air plane was taking off on an intersecting runway. The pilots had to do a go-around after coming way too close. Everyone’s fine, but the...

I just watched the ATC exchange from Newark where a private Twin Commander pilot got lost taxiing and the controller hit him with, it’s not confusing for me. Honestly, I couldn’t help but laugh but also cringe. I’ve been around enough airports to know EWR’s taxiways are no joke,...

last night (August 3, 2025), SFO had an intense wind event that disrupted many flights sustained speeds around 20–30 mph and gusts soaring to 40–45 mph gusts approached gale force levels and even triggered low-level wind shear alerts

In the news again today