http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/air-traffic-control Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 15 May 2026 05:42:05 -0400 Fri, 15 May 2026 05:42:05 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/613/the-legal-liability-of-air-traffic-controllers By Chrystel Erotokritou - The very first air traffic controller was Archie League at Saint Louis Airport in Missouri. His control tower was a wheelbarrow with an umbrella for shade during the summer heat, a notepad and flags. He was instructing the pilot to proceed by raising a checkered flag and was requesting the pilot to wait before being cleared to land or take off by waiving a red flag.[1] At that time aviation was an infant industry but flights across the United States and across European countries started to operate.[2] In the thirties runways were extended and Air Traffic Controllers (ATCO’s) were now stationed... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:15 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/613/the-legal-liability-of-air-traffic-controllers