WASHINGTON, DC - Following a radar outage earlier this week at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) today expressed serious concern about the transition from MCI to Harris Corporation’s Federal Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI), which provides circuitry and communications for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
FAA Inspector Workforce Stretched Thin, Safety at Risk
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation, held a hearing on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety oversight. A major focus of the hearing, the outsourcing of maintenance work to both domestic and foreign repair stations, called attention to the critical need to increase the inspector workforce in order to oversee this work.
Lack of Common Sense Delays Medical Attention
OLATHE, KS - Last week, an employee at Olathe Mid-State Operations Control Center (MOCC) was denied medical leave after complaining of chest pains to his supervisor according to the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS), the union representing FAA systems specialists.
Orlando Radar Outage Reaffirms Problems With Harris FTI
ORLANDO, FL - A radar outage earlier this month at Orlando International Airport (OIA) has the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) again questioning the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of contractors responsible for transitioning from MCI to Harris Corporation’s Federal Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI), which provides circuitry and communications for the FAA.
Oversight of Non-Certificated Repair Stations Called Into Question
WASHINGTON, DC— Professional Airways Systems Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union that represents FAA safety inspectors, today reacted to a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (OIG) confirming a steep rise in aircraft repair and maintenance being performed at non-certificated facilities.
