Check 6 Revisits: A Grand Canyon Crash And Its Impact On Aviation Safety

With air traffic control (ATC) modernization in sharp focus, Aviation Week editors and former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt dig back through our archives to June 1956. A midair collision above the Grand Canyon would spur the formation of FAA and spark much-needed change to an aging ATC system that could no longer keep up with the demands of the day.

Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles related to this episode here:

• The Air Traffic Control Problem (Hotz editorial, August 1955)
• One Step Toward Better Air Traffic Control (Hotz editorial, December 1955)
• Toward Better Air Traffic Control (Hotz editorial, April 1958)