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January 20, 2007

NATCA Says Poor Management Behind Rise In Incidents At CHS Tower

Six Incidents In Past Three-And-A-Half Months

In the entire 2006 fiscal year, the Charleston (SC) Air Traffic Control Tower had no operational errors or deviations. But so far, in the first three-and-a-half months of the current fiscal year, there have been six errors, including one committed by a Federal Aviation Administration supervisor.

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PATCO Prez Tells Congressman FAA's Contract Towers Are Understaffed, Too

Says Staffing Levels Less Than Half Than Federal Facilities

For all the talk about staffing levels at federal air traffic control towers... don't forget the fact 233 smaller FAA contract towers at airports throughout the country are hurting, as well. That's the message in a letter sent by Ron Taylor (right), president of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), to Florida Congressman Tim Mahoney this week.

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