FAA TECHNICIANS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS EXPRESS FRUSTRATION WITH PERSISTENT POWER OUTAGES
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- 18 Jul
Outdated Equipment Threatens Safety of Air Travel
WASHINGTON, DC—Another power outage occurred in the air traffic control tower at PhiladelphiaInternationalAirportduring the early hours of July 21. This latest power outage, the second in less than two months, represents a repeated failure of FAA policy to address serious threats to aviation safety said the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) and National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) today.