Starting The Year With Safety

On January 1, 2023, around 9:50 a.m., PH ATMC went silent for nearly 6 hours. There was no radar, radio communication, data link, or internet–it is every ATC and aviation stakeholder's worst nightmare. A scenario that no one has ever consid...

System Down

Imagine driving on an expressway to a different county. During the middle of your trip, a huge portion of the expressway was closed, and the traffic enforcers advised every motorist plying that route to take alternative highways or roads. L...

The Extraordinary ATCs Behind IFATCA APRM 2022

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To Better Skies

As we all know, aviation has been one of the most important modes of transport for people across the globe. And when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, the world stopped. No one was prepared for it. One of the hardest-hit industries was ...

Surveillance Approach Upgrade

Last December 29, 2022, at 0000UTC, Bacolod, Kalibo, and Davao Approaches (covering the Caticlan, Kalibo, Roxas, Bacolod, Iloilo, and Davao Towers) officially transitioned to Approach Control Surveillance Service....

The Impact of COVID 19 on Philippine Air Traffic Management

On March 12, 2020, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced the halt of domestic land, sea, and air travel to and from Manila beginning on March 15. The National Capital Region (NCR) and the Greater Manila Area (GMA) were under Extens...

PATCA 60th Anniversary

Filipino Air Traffic Controllers formally founded the Philippine Air Traffic Controllers Association (PATCA) in 1962 with the intention of advancing the welfare of its members, the profession, and the aviation industry. Since then, PATCA ha...