Air Traffic Control Consulting

Jim Krieger, founder of Worldwide Aviation Solutions LLC, has over 33 years of high-level ATC experience.  This includes air traffic controller and ATC management experience at the world's busiest airport (O'Hare Tower and Chicago TRACON).  In addition, Mr. Krieger was the Chairman of the FAA's Airport Construction Advisory Council and was the Group Manager of the US Runway Safety Office at FAA Headquarters in Washington DC.  

He has a keen sense for developing procedures that enhance air traffic safety and efficiency and has a real passion for solving complicated ATC challenges.  

O'Hare Air Traffic Control South Tower
O'Hare Air Traffic Control South Tower

Airport Construction Safety Consulting

Worldwide Aviation Solutions LLC has the experience to help you guarantee safe operations at your airport during runway and taxiway construction projects.  Mr. Krieger was a co-founder and Chairman of the FAA Airport Construction Advisory Council (ACAC), a group established by the FAA in response to serious safety events during construction activities at many US airports and globally.  The ACAC developed numerous mitigations to ensure airport construction safety in the United States under his leadership.

ACAC innovations under Mr. Krieger's leadership include new construction signage and colors, comprehensive construction safety checklists, intuitive graphic construction NOTAMs, and enhanced air traffic control procedures and phraseology designed to mitigate construction hazards.

Mr. Krieger has influenced global airport construction safety as well.  On request, he rewrote a significant portion of Chapter 8 of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Airport Safety Manual (ASM), a section currently awaiting ratification by ICAO member states.  In addition, he is proud to have frequently collaborated with EUROCONTROL, the French Air Navigation Service Provider (DSNA), and the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to exchange experiences, understanding, notification and response processes, and  best practices for airport construction safety.  

TORA sign at O'Hare airport
TORA sign at O'Hare airport

This sign was first introduced at O'Hare Airport in response to several serious runway safety events in which pilots were unaware that a runway had been shortened due to construction.  Note the use of a typical black lettering on yellow background information sign.
Construction orange airport signage
Construction orange airport signage

This simple concept was introduced by the Airport Construction Advisory Council during Jim Krieger's tenure as Chairman and has been tested across the United States. At Mr. Krieger's urging, international testing of this concept has also been conducted at Charles de Gaulle airport. Test results worldwide are proving that the construction orange signs are much more effective at communicating critical safety information compared to the traditional yellow and black information signs. 
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