An air traffic controller in Colombia allowed his son to give takeoff clearance to an Airbus A330 during an unauthorized visit to the air traffic control tower at El Dorado International Airport (BOG).
ATC Failure
American Airlines (AA) Flight AA4736 nearly took off from an occupied runway at LaGuardia Airport (LGA), while United Airlines flight UA2657 was still taxiing on the same runway.
Trade group representing major US airlines urged the government to swiftly address the ongoing Air Traffic Controller (ATC) shortage before the busy summer travel season.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is set to initiate an impartial examination into the technical failure encountered by NATS on August 28th, which resulted in numerous flight delays and cancellations.