 The first air route traffic control center, which directs the movement of aircraft between departure and destination was opened in Newark, NJ in 1935, followed in 1936 by Chicago and Cleveland.After the 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision, killing all 128 on board, the FAA was given the air-traffic responsibility over America in 1958, and this was followed by other countries.In 1960, Britain, France, Germany and the Benelux countries set up Eurocontrol, intending to merge their airspaces.