Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO

OVERSIGHT HEARING ON AVIATION SAFETY EMPHASIZES NEED FOR MORE INSPECTORS

Details: 18 Jul

FAA Inspector Workforce Stretched Thin, Safety at Risk

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation, held a hearing on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety oversight. A major focus of the hearing, the outsourcing of maintenance work to both domestic and foreign repair stations, called attention to the critical need to increase the inspector workforce in order to oversee this work.

FAA NEEDS TO TIGHTEN ITS LEASH ON CONTRACTORS

Details: 18 Jul

Orlando Radar Outage Reaffirms Problems With Harris FTI

ORLANDO, FL - A radar outage earlier this month at Orlando International Airport (OIA) has the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) again questioning the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of contractors responsible for transitioning from MCI to Harris Corporation’s Federal Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI), which provides circuitry and communications for the FAA.

FAA SUPERVISOR REFUSES MEDICAL LEAVE FOR WORKER SUFFERING CHEST PAINS

Details: 18 Jul

Lack of Common Sense Delays Medical Attention

OLATHE, KS - Last week, an employee at Olathe Mid-State Operations Control Center (MOCC) was denied medical leave after complaining of chest pains to his supervisor according to the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS), the union representing FAA systems specialists.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT CONFIRMS ALARMING INCREASE IN OUTSOURCED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, REPAIR

Details: 18 Jul

Oversight of Non-Certificated Repair Stations Called Into Question

WASHINGTON, DC— Professional Airways Systems Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union that represents FAA safety inspectors, today reacted to a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (OIG) confirming a steep rise in aircraft repair and maintenance being performed at non-certificated facilities.

CONTRACTOR SNAFU AT NEWLY PRIVATIZED LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION

Details: 18 Jul

Confirms Fears of Sub-Par Contractors Operating Vital Systems

LEESBURG, VA – The Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) is baffled by a ridiculous contractor error made Monday, which left the Leesburg flight service station without critical power for close to four hours after a Lockheed Martin contractor mistakenly killed the power to all National Airspace System (NAS) equipment.

LACK OF STAFFING AT CLEVELAND CENTER HIGHLIGHTED BY LATEST OUTAGE

Details: 18 Jul

Insufficient Staffing and Open Watches Causes More Problems

CLEVELAND, OH – The Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS, AFL-CIO) are again drawing attention to insufficient staffing levels at Cleveland Center following a radar outage last week, which could have been resolved in minutes instead of hours had the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had the appropriate shift coverage. “This is just another example of why the FAA cannot leave open watches at these facilities and expect that everything will be fine,” said Tom Brantley, national president of PASS.

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OVERSIGHT HEARING ON AVIATION SAFETY EMPHASIZES NEED FOR MORE INSPECTORS

FAA NEEDS TO TIGHTEN ITS LEASH ON CONTRACTORS

FAA SUPERVISOR REFUSES MEDICAL LEAVE FOR WORKER SUFFERING CHEST PAINS

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT CONFIRMS ALARMING INCREASE IN OUTSOURCED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, REPAIR

CONTRACTOR SNAFU AT NEWLY PRIVATIZED LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION

LACK OF STAFFING AT CLEVELAND CENTER HIGHLIGHTED BY LATEST OUTAGE

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