CHARLOTTESVILLE AIRPORT RISKS SAFETY
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- 18 Jul
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Corners cut on a Charlottesville Airport equipment upgrade project foreshadow national system problems and risks to the safety of air passengers if critical FAA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Corners cut on a Charlottesville Airport equipment upgrade project foreshadow national system problems and risks to the safety of air passengers if critical FAA
WASHINGTON, DC – Failing to win its privatization argument with Congress, the Federal Aviation Administration is resorting to bullying tactics with its own employees, the Professional Airways System Specialists said today.
WASHINGTON, DC — Unless Congress amends Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization legislation to ensure that all of the vital functions of the air traffic control system are shielded from privatization, the safety of the flying public is very much at risk, said Tom Brantley, president of the Professional Airways System Specialists (PASS).
WASHINGTON, DC – Reports that the House Aviation Subcommittee will consider transferring air traffic control to the military at hearings next month brought a quick response from the union representing the systems specialists responsible for the safety of the National Airspace System today.
On October 27, PASS President Tom Brantley joined the American Federation of Government Employees and representatives of labor unions for airline pilots, flight attendants and customer service agents at a news conference to demand that airport security continue to be handled by federal employees. Brantley made the following statement:
“On behalf of the 6,100 systems specialists represented by the Professional Airways Systems Specialists, I want to express our extreme disappointment that the House approved an FAA reauthorization bill that threatens the safety of the flying public by not prohibiting privatization of the air traffic control system.