Effort To Avoid Paying Overtime Puts Staff, Air Traffic Control Equipment At Risk,
Detailed Memo from On-Site Technician Attached
WASHINGTON, DC—As Hurricane Frances descended on South Florida last weekend, the Federal Aviation Administration violated normal staffing procedures at the Miami Center (ARTCC), putting both technicians and vital air traffic control equipment at risk.
Inadequate Technician Training and Staffing Also Responsible
WASHINGTON, DC— The total failure of communications between air traffic controllers at the Los Angeles En Route Air Traffic Control Center and aircraft flying over Californiaand NevadaTuesday evening could have been avoided had the FAA fixed known problems.
WASHINGTON, DC—Yesterday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued an important report about aviation safety. Specifically, the report examines the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) management of “designees” used to perform inspection and certification functions on commercial passenger aircraft.
WASHINGTON, DC - On Monday, January 24, CNN will air the first program in a series examining problems with FAA oversight of aircraft repair and maintenance stations.
WASHINGTON, DC—The issue of airline outsourcing of maintenance was the subject of CNN Sunday Night on Sunday, February 20. A transcript of the story is available here.
WASHINGTON, DC—Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS), AFL-CIO, today announced opposition to the recommendations of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO) reorganization plan. PASS’s concerns focus primarily on the safety implications of abandoning a preventive approach to maintenance and certification in favor of a reactive model where employees would only take action when a problem occurs.
