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Saturday, 13 June 2009 09:34 |
DISINGENUOUS FAA CIRCUMVENTING PRINCIPLES OF ATSAP AGREEMENT THAT AIMS TO PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWING CONTROLLERS WHO BRING SAFETY CONCERNS FORWARD
WASHINGTON – On March 27, Acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell joined NATCA President Patrick Forrey in signing an agreement to create an Air Traffic Safety Action Program (ATSAP), designed to foster a voluntary, cooperative, non-punitive environment for the open reporting of safety of flight concerns by FAA controllers.
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Saturday, 13 June 2009 18:54 |
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Utah lawmakers: Air traffic computer not ready
WASHINGTON » Utah's two U.S. senators are urging the Federal Aviation Administration to hold off testing a new computer system at a Salt Lake City air traffic control center that guides planes across portions of eight states.
Republican Sens. Bob Bennett and Orrin Hatch wrote FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt on June 11, asking him to delay a test of the new system at the Salt Lake Air Route Traffic Control Center, one of the FAA's 20 en route centers around the country.
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Friday, 19 June 2009 07:32 |
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Technical problems are degrading the accuracy of signals from the last GPS satellite launched by the Pentagon, sparking concerns among U.S. military and aerospace industry officials that the next generation of the widely used satellites could face similar troubles.
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