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December 29, 2006

NATCA: FAA Endangered Personnel By Banning Radios

Says Towers Not Evacuated Because Controllers Unaware Of Nearby Tornado

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is on the offensive again over work rules -- this time it's radios in the work place.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.29.06)

Aero-Linx!

Boeing Phantom Works is the R & D area of Boeing. Divided into two, one division handles advanced systems solutions, the other works on advanced technology solutions.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.29.06): Marginal VFR

Aero-Terms!

(MVFR) - Weather of 1,000 to 3,000-foot ceiling and/or three to five miles visibility. Marginal VFR has been known to quickly become IFR, so make haste to land at an airport or do a 180 back to VFR.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.29.06)

“I don’t know who this guy in front of me thinks he is, but I’m going to whoop his ass."

Source: What US Airways passenger Andrew Kowalczyk allegedly said to a man seated nearby, right before Kowalczyk struck another man on the back of the head. Unfortunately for Kowalczyk -- who witnesses say was intoxicated at the time -- both men were federal air marshals.

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