PASS to Congress: FAA Neglecting Air Traffic Control Infrastructure

U.S. Newswire, July, 2007

To: TRAVEL EDITORS

Contact: Kori Blalock of Professional Airways Systems Specialists, 1-202-293-7277

WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tom Brantley, national president of the Professional Airways Systems Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), warned members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation, today that the FAA is neglecting the buildings and facilities that accommodate critical National Airspace System (NAS) equipment and the employees who operate and maintain those systems.

Brantley expressed concern over technicians in the field reporting instances in which employees fell through rotting floors and fell off unstable stairways. In addition, exposure to mold and asbestos is a serious issue at numerous...

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