DOT ASKED TO INTERVENE AT N.Y. TRACON…

Animosity is worsening at the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control

(TRACON), and now N.Y. Sen. Charles Schumer has called on

Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta to intervene, citing fears that

the dispute between the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers

Association (NATCA) could become a threat to safety. „The bottom line

is, errors are increasing [a point the FAA disputes], air traffic is

increasing and staff numbers are steadily decreasing; in my book this

could be a recipe for disaster,“ Schumer said last Thursday. „This is

not about pointing fingers, it’s about finding solutions.“

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