Air Traffic Control
With thousands of aircraft flying in the sky every hour, one might wonder how they keep from colliding each other. This problem is handled by those working in air traffic control (ACT), an intricate and complex communication system, in which a ground-based terminal radar control facility communicates or provides direction to aircraft on the ground and in the air. The work of air traffic controllers is invaluable in air transportation, because through them, the movements of thousands of aircraft are well-coordinated, and collisions are avoided. And aside from controlling air traffic, air traffic controllers also provides directions on aircraft landing and take-off. They too guide aircraft around bad weather condition and when an aircraft is experiencing some mechanical problems. A failure in ACT communication can result to a serious air accident such as that of the 2002 Uberlingen Mid-air collision and the 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision which claimed the lives of all aircraft passengers, including the pilots and staff.
Air Traffic Control