THE CONTROLLER

The Controller – 2026, Issue 2

Journal of Air Traffic Control

Editor: Nicola Nì Rìada

Contents

  • From the Executive Board

  • From the Editorial Team
    International Day of the Air Traffic Controller

  • Annual Conference 2027 Update

  • Regional Meetings

  • CANSO & The Global ATC Alliance White Paper

  • Standing Committee Updates

  • New ILO Liaison

  • Workplace Intoxicants

  • EDI Task Force-Safe, Seen,Valued & Included

  • Rethinking Medical Standards and the Future of Recruitment

  • Training Task Force

  • From Human Error to Human Performance

  • Mindfulness in Air Traffic Control

  • ELSSE – Specialised Language Project

  • European CISM Conference

  • SEP- Novice Programme Facilitators

  • When the Test Becomes the Training

  • NATCA Communicating for Safety (CFS) 2026

  • AI in the Ops Room: Assistant, Partner—or Replacement?

  • Farnborough Airshow 2026

  • EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh 2026

  • VFR Flights Around the World

  • Navigating the Operational Impacts of Environmental Measures

  • Industry Partner Articles

  • Bjarne Nilssen Obituary

  • Charting Her Own Airspace- An Unconventional Journey

  • COMUFEST- Controllers’ Music Festival

  • A History Of Air Traffic Control As A Cultural Heritage

  • The Women in Aviation International Harvard Emerging Leaders Scholarship

  • Stepping Forward: 16 Years of Volunteering

  • Goodbye To CHARLIE’S COLUMN

  • New Magazine Feature: IFATCA Connects