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FAA Continues to Ignore Flawed FTI Program

Details: 09 Jul

CHICAGO, IL – The Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS), the union that represents more than 11,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, today cited the system failures in Chicago yesterday as yet another example of serious safety and efficiency problems with the flawed system. The failure at O’Hare Airport resulted in over 100 delays with the impact felt in operations at Aurora, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Kansas Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs).

PASS Warns Senate of Dangers in Outsourcing Critical Maintenance to Foreign Entities

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tom Brantley, national president of the Professional Airways Systems Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), testified today before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security, to address serious concerns regarding the oversight of foreign repair stations.

Nine-hour FTI Outage At Austin Tower Could Have Been Avoided

Details: 09 Jul

AUSTIN, TX – Last week’s nine-hour Federal Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) outage at the Austin Air Traffic Control Tower has the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS), the union that represents FAA technicians, wondering how and when the FAA will finally address the severe deficiencies in the quality of work being performed by contractors. A contractor working for Harris Corporation, which currently provides the FAA with circuitry and communications, turned a 30-minute issue into a nine-hour outage.

FAA Management Leaving Critical National Airspace Equipment in the Hands of Trainees

Details: 09 Jul

MEMPHIS, TN – The Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS), the union that represents Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) systems specialists, are calling into question the decision and practice of leaving FAA trainees in charge of vital equipment without the supervision of trained and certified systems specialists.

PASS to Congress: FAA Neglecting Air Traffic Control Infrastructure

Details: 09 Jul

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tom Brantley, national president of the Professional Airways Systems Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), warned members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation, today that the FAA is neglecting the buildings and facilities that accommodate critical National Airspace System (NAS) equipment and the employees who operate and maintain those systems.

FAA Continues to Ignore Flawed FTI Program

PASS Warns Senate of Dangers in Outsourcing Critical Maintenance to Foreign Entities

Nine-hour FTI Outage At Austin Tower Could Have Been Avoided

FAA Management Leaving Critical National Airspace Equipment in the Hands of Trainees

PASS to Congress: FAA Neglecting Air Traffic Control Infrastructure

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