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The Airport Programme: Fingertip TV

Date released

1977

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

198

NoS ID

325846

Story no

4 / 4

COI synopsis: Huge increases in the volume of air traffic pose problems, of logistics and safety, for the airports of the world. This programme looks at some of the new technological aids in use at airports...

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Equinox: Near Miss (2010)

Director

Jeremy Llewelyn-Jones

Producer

Emma Bowman

Subject

Aviation

Behind the scenes of air traffic control in NewYork, the world’s busiest airspace. There’s a dramatic rise in the number of near misses, is this due to the sheer volume of traffic? Near-misses are...

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Air traffic controller warns of disaster risk (1988)

Genre

Interview

An air traffic controller from Surrey who has just left his job after fifteen years says a major disaster in Britain’s skies is inevitable unless the Civil Aviation Authority acknowledges that current...

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Ocean Sound This Week No.40: Programme 40 of a weekly news and sports review (1987)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 40 Programme 40 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 26 July 1987. Presented by GUY HORNSBY. TRACK...

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Air traffic controller strikes (1978)

Genre

Interview

George Wrighton of Newcastle Airport describes the delays and the repercussion of the French air traffic controller strike. With some delays at 31 hours, the passengers are becoming fractious and the...

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Air Traffic Control (1998 Video)

Producer

Peter Allison

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 2000 sale: £35.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) VHS, higher education

Uses the example of air traffic control to illustrate the application of information systems and technology to a complex and safety-critical scenario. Shows the environment of the air traffic controller and...

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Air traffic control across Europe (1988)

Genre

Interview; News report

Mark Percy reports from Holland for the AM programme on a prototype for an integrated air traffic control system following severe delays at airports partly caused by 40 different control systems across...

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Air traffic controller strike (1977)

Genre

Interview; News report

Air traffic control assistants have been given a warning by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on their return to work stating that any further industrial action would result in an indefinite suspension from...

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Heathrow chaos (1978)

Genre

Interview

David Hart of British Airways explains the problems being caused at Heathrow airport in London due to delays because of the current French air traffic controller dispute. Male interviewer not identified.

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London Airport

Date released

27 Jun 1955

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

026

NoS ID

120049

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Shows aerial views of Heathrow Airport and an air-traffic controller at work in the control tower.

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