Air Traffic Control Entities
The importance of the Air Traffic Control Activity (by Diego Llorente) Air traffic control or known as ATC is a service provided by controllers located on the ground to develop the task of guiding aircraft in controlled airspaces and offer information and full support to pilots within non-airspace. Airspace control is controlled by each country, and they are independently responsible for the service in those within their area of responsibility. In accordance with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), ATC operations are carried out in English or in the language used by the ground station. In practice, the native language of a region is used normally; however, the English language must be used upon request. The English language is mandatory. The job of an air traffic controller is considered one of the most stressful tasks in the aviation field. It is a task that implies a great responsibility and does not give rise to the marg...