The aircraft sent out a squawk code, which is used to provide effective communication between air traffic control and aircraft. 7700 is the most well known of these codes and it is used to indicate an ...

Have you ever walked through an airport, seen the departures listings, and wondered how on earth air traffic controllers (ATCs) stay on top of everything? With 45,000 daily flights in the U.S. alone, ...

Ukraine's air navigation service has become the first to introduce a new assignment system aimed at overcoming an increasing shortage of aircraft transponder squawk codes. The navigation service, ...

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The plane, flight number LS718 from Palma de Mallorca to Edinburgh, is due to land at 1.30pm. It issued the Squawk code after departing from Mallorca at 11.15am. The 7700 code indicates a "general ...

ACCIDENTS can always happen when you are travelling – but did you know there are secret codes for different emergency situations? Whether travelling across the globe on a flight or setting sail on a ...