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Air traffic controllers face life and death duties
Washington API report details the split second decisions FAA controllers must make at busy airports. It describes pressures, staffing gaps, and aging equipment, with pilots relying on controllers to sequence landings and takeoffs. The piece cites FAA plans to hire more staff and modernize, while noting dangers and worker strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Belanger
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Lee Bailey
Bailey
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
William F. McKee
United States
National Airport
Ow York
John F. Kennedy International
LaGuardia
Newark
F. Lee Bailey
Aviation Subcommittee
Senate Commerce Committee
UPI
Washington National Airport
National
O'Hare International Airport
Chicago
New York
Jfk
Pan American Airwayvs
Eastern Airlines
San Juan
Dack Maher
Organized Controllors
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Association
PATCO
National Association of Government Employes
Belanger
John H. Shaffer
Wiliam M. Flower