Why Air Traffic Controllers Need More Training – ATCOs
October 25, 2019
6:21 pm
One of the critical jobs in air traffic management, air safety and success of flight operations is that of air traffic controllers (ATCOs).
ATCOs issue landing and take-off instructions to pilots. They monitor and direct the movement of aircraft on the ground and in the air, using radar, computers, or visual references. They also control all ground traffic at airports, including baggage vehicles and airport workers.
They are indispensable in air transportation, although they are not visible. But they are the personnel behind the safe departure, flight and arrival of every aircraft that lands in the airport, airstrip or …
