Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Training new controllers can be challenging, but it's part of a certified controller's job duties. The FAA recognizes that we're going to lose most of our controller workforce nationwide to retirement during the next 10 years, and we are aggressively hiring replacements. Hence the high number of trainees at SCT. The simple truth is that we have to bring a lot of new controllers on board to replace those who are retiring."

Source: FAA spokesman Ian Gregor, in response to statements made by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association last week regarding the situation at the Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON.) NATCA reported five operational errors occurred at that facility -- the busiest in the nation -- in less than two weeks, including three that happened in a span of four days.

FMI: www.faa.gov, www.natca.org