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Airspace safety: Air traffic control and airline operations in Australia (Australian Parliamentary Library)

This background paper concentrates on air traffic control and airspace safety in relation to major changes in that sector of aviation. Includes the Australian Advanced Air Traffic System and Airspace 2000. Lists many of the acronyms used in the area of air traffic control.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/bp/1997-98/98bp10.htm


TAAATS implementation – a safety progress report (Australian Society of Air Safety Investigators)

This 1999 paper summarises the transition to TAAATS and outlines the safety features TAAATS adds to Australia's aviation system.
http://www.asasi.org/papers/taaats.pdf


Air traffic control (ARC Centre for Complex Systems, Australia)

Describes several research projects on air traffic control.
http://www.accs.uq.edu.au/index/members-viewprogram-action?action=view_program&prog=atc


How air traffic control works (How Stuff Works, USA)

Describes airspace and air traffic control in the United States.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/air-traffic-control.htm

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