Air Traffic Control (Paperback, 9th Revised edition)

Since it was first published in 1984, Graham Duke's abc Air Traffic Control has passed through eight editions and numerous reprints, making it one of the most successful Ian Allan books of all time. It is easy to see why, as it explains in simple, layman's terms the often complex, and controversial, topic of air traffic control. This new, and fully revised ninth edition again gives the reader a comprehensive account of contemporary air traffic control practice. Fully illustrated with both photographs and line drawings, abc Air Traffic Control remains an essential guide for all those interested in the operation of modern civil aviation. Since the eighth edition was published in 2001, the partial and controversial privatisation of National Air Traffic Services Ltd (NATS) has taken place, bringing the subject of air safety and how it can be incorporated into an area of commercial imperative into the commercial arena. One of the most significant changes to have occurred in the four years since the publication of the last edition is the commissioning of the major new ATC centre at Swanwick, a project that had been much delayed. Another significant change has been the demise of Concorde operations at the end of 2003, and the cessation of the special air traffic control regulations that controlled the world's only supersonic airliner. At a time when the level of air traffic flying through UK air space continues to grow apace and when the incidents of recorded 'near misses' are also on the increase, the subject of air traffic control remains important. The fully revised abc Air Traffic Control (ninth edition) is certain to be amongst the most successful civil aviation titles of 2005.