Have you ever walked through an airport, seen the departures listings, and wondered how on earth air traffic controllers (ATCs) stay on top of everything? With 45,000 daily flights in the U.S. alone, ...
The aviation term “squawk,” used by air traffic controllers to instruct pilots to set a transponder code, traces its origins to World War II. It emerged from Allied Identification Friend or Foe ...
Calls for a specific squawk code to be designated for gliders have emerged after a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker came within 15 metres of colliding with a glider over Eastern England. On Apr. 8, 2025, a KC ...
An F-35 Lightning II from the US Air Force reportedly declared an in-flight emergency over the Strait of Hormuz, transmitting ...
A flight declared an emergency on approach to Glasgow Airport on Monday. Jet2 flight LS190 from Palma de Mallorca used the Squawk 7700 transponder code to signal distress on approach. It's understood ...
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