Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO

Dedicated Federal Employees Keep Air Traffic Moving During Major Power Outage

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tuesday’s power outage across South Florida did not impact air traffic in the area due to the work performed everyday by dedicated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, said the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union that represents FAA technicians. The important jobs performed by FAA technicians behind the scenes helped to ensure that the FAA facilities in the area moved to backup power and the outage did not affect area air traffic.

FAA Inspectors Union Questions Timing of $10.2 Million Penalty Against Southwest Airlines

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), AFL-CIO, the union that represents FAA inspectors, released the following statement in response to the FAA announcement to impose $10.2 million in fines on Southwest airlines for failure to adequately investigate serious maintenance issues. The following comments are from PASS President Tom Brantley.

Communications Outage Highlights Serious Flaws at the FAA

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), AFL-CIO, the union that represents Federal Aviation Administration systems specialists, are highlighting serious issues uncovered at Leesburg Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) following Monday’s communications outage that lasted an hour and resulted in 60 delays impacting air traffic from New York to Jacksonville.

Inspectors' Union Raises Concerns Regarding FAA Oversight of Airlines

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tom Brantley, national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), released the following statement regarding his upcoming testimony on April 3 before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on FAA oversight of air carriers:

Communications Failure at Augusta Airport Highlights Deficiencies of FAA Contractor

Details: 09 Jul

AUGUSTA, GA – The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union that represents more than 11,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, is calling into question the reliability of the FAA’s Federal Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) circuitry and communications system following a serious outage last week. Since its inception, the FTI program, which is provided by Harris Corporation, has been plagued with numerous problems, including insufficient training of contractors, poor planning and management, and substandard service.

Where FAA Sees Roses in New Telecommunications System, Controllers and Technicians Feel the Pain of Thorns

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Despite a rosy picture painted Tuesday by the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) network is unreliable, lacking suitable backups, and continues to be a source of great frustration and deep concern for the FAA technicians and air traffic controllers who must deal with the fallout of the FAA’s decision to cut corners and costs on this project and run it on the razor’s edge despite a lengthy list of failures and outages.

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Dedicated Federal Employees Keep Air Traffic Moving During Major Power Outage

FAA Inspectors Union Questions Timing of $10.2 Million Penalty Against Southwest Airlines

Communications Outage Highlights Serious Flaws at the FAA

Inspectors' Union Raises Concerns Regarding FAA Oversight of Airlines

Communications Failure at Augusta Airport Highlights Deficiencies of FAA Contractor

Where FAA Sees Roses in New Telecommunications System, Controllers and Technicians Feel the Pain of Thorns

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