Flight Delays Highlight FAA Training Shortcomings
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Inadequate training for FAA technicians trying to restart a critical piece of air traffic control equipment resulted in delays for air travelers this morning at Philadelphia International Airport.
WASHINGTON, DC– On Monday, a federal arbitrator upheld a grievance that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fell below a minimum staffing level of 6,100 systems specialists, the FAA employees who maintain and certify the air traffic control system. The grievance was filed by the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS), the union that represents systems specialists.
WASHINGTON, DC - The National Air Traffic Controllers Association and Professional Airways Systems Specialists have advised the Federal Aviation Administration against unilaterally imposing the agency's contract proposals on 11 of NATCA's non-controller bargaining units, warning that such action before a federal court determines whether the Federal Service Impasses Panel can resolve the current impasse "would reflect a disregard for due process of the law."
JACKSONVILLE, FL- The Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) called on FAA management to end the staffing shortages that contributed to an equipment outage at JacksonvilleInternationalAirporton Thursday. The outage lasted approximately 45 minutes
WASHINGTON, DC – Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) today called on the FAA to better coordinate with FAA technicians after a server at the Midstates Operations Control Center (MOCC) in Olathe, KS crashed during an equipment upgrade. The server crash forced the facility to transfer its responsibilities to the Pacific Operations Control Center (POCC) in San Diego, CA.
Union Calls on Agency for Better Software Testing and Coordination
WASHINGTON, DC - The Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) today warned flyers of the possibility for more delays like those experienced Tuesday morning at George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport as the FAA continues to install inadequately tested software upgrades to a major piece of air traffic control equipment.
