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.
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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