Dedicated Federal Employees Keep Air Traffic Moving During Major Power Outage

U.S. Newswire, March, 2008

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: Kori Blalock Keller of Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), AFL-CIO, 1-202-293-7277

Routine Maintenance Checks Ensure Efficiency of Aviation System

WASHINGTON,March 3/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Tuesdays power outage across South Florida did not impact air traffic in the area due to the work performed everyday by dedicated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, said the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union that represents FAA technicians. The important jobs performed by FAA technicians behind the scenes helped to ensure that the FAA facilities in the area moved to backup power and the outage did not affect area air traffic.

The professionalism of these employees and their...

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