REPORTS | Weather in the Cockpit
The FAA Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is most often discussed in connection with changes in navigation technology. This report looks at another side of NextGen: weather information and its accessibility.
BOOKS | The Handbook of Operator Fatigue
While this book was being compiled, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration was investigating three cases of air traffic controllers falling asleep on duty between January and April 2011. A university sleep specialist was quoted in a newspaper article suggesting that controllers on night shifts should be allowed to take brief restorative naps.
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Weather in the Cockpit: Priorities, Sources, Delivery, and Needs in the Next Generation Air Transport System
Schvaneveldt, Roger W.; Brana…
