Safety of FAA air control under scrutiny amid near misses
The FAA air traffic system guiding Flight 888 at O'Hare faces questions after four near misses since November 26. Controllers rely on ARTS 3 radar and data slips to route thousands of daily flights, with blame placed on controller error in two incidents.
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LaGuardia Airport
Patrick O’sullivan
O‘hare
Ment
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O’sullivan
Lake Michigan
Frank Buczyna
Aurora
O Hare Controllers Describe Air Traffic Safety and Challenges
In a basement control room at O’Hare, about a dozen controllers manage multiple planes with green screen blips. They maintain spacing rules to prevent near misses and discuss system errors, with reference to the November Lake Michigan incident involving a TWA jet and American Airlines plane.
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O’hare Tower
Midway
Michigan
TWA
American Airlines
Lake Michigan
O’sullivan
Aurora Center Runs Nation's Busiest In-Flight Control
The Aurora Chicago Air Traffic Control Facility handles about 5 000 flights daily as the nation’s busiest of 27 centers. Controllers manage handoffs across altitudes from 12 000 to above 35 000 feet, guiding Flight 888 to LaGuardia with precision amid high workload. Anna Lissak, one of few women controllers, oversees high-altitude traffic and explains vectoring and distance constraints to prevent conflicts.
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F. Richard Ciccone
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New York
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Midway
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Iowa
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Wis
Springfield
Ill
Patrick O’sullivan
Anna Lissak
LaGuardia Tower
Richard Ciccone
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