The jet problem occurred Tuesday afternoon after a miscommunication between a manager at Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control and two traffic management coordinators at the airport, Huerta said." Caused by management and staff, not controllers.

(Written on 2012年08月03日)(Permalink)

Legacy carriers? There are none.

(Written on 2012年05月03日)(Permalink)

Not a chance.

(Written on 2011年09月26日)(Permalink)

Tell us Chip, what is the point? In actuality, it almost certainly wasn't a TSA employee, instead a skycap. In actuality, it wasn't a bribe, it was a tip. In actuality, "fish wrapper newspaper" is about all it's good for.

(Written on 2011年09月16日)(Permalink)

Anyone can throw something out, and more than often it will stick, regardless of how irresponsible or outlandish it may be. An even more glaring example of this occurred yesterday, when Dr. Oz spreads fear and worry across the country by making outlandish claims of arsenic in apple juice by using inadequate and incomplete data. Hopefully FlightAware members would be a little more judicious and/or do a little more research before posting certain claims. And Frank, no offense taken. I was an air traffic controller for 29 years, so believe me, I've seen lazy and incompetant.

(Written on 2011年09月16日)(Permalink)

Frank, I'm not condoning the act, just presenting more info. The reporter states with certainty it was a TSA employee, TSA says otherwise. I am not a TSA apologist, but have a feeling skycaps everywhere do this.

(Written on 2011年09月16日)(Permalink)

http://blog.tsa.gov/2011/09/no-scams-here-just-technical-foul.html In the interest of full disclosure, TSA says they investigated and found it was a skycap.

(Written on 2011年09月16日)(Permalink)

In theory (tempered with 29 years as a controller) I have no problem with their actions. As to "Show me what rule was violated, etc..." FAR 91.111 Operating near other aircraft. (a) No person may operate an aircraft so close to another aircraft as to create a collision hazard. (b) No person may operate an aircraft in formation flight except by arrangement with the pilot in command of each aircraft in the formation. (c) No person may operate an aircraft, carrying passengers for hire, in formation flight. No way around (b) and (c) not being broken. As for sanctions, legal precedence exists supports that possibility: http://www3.ntsb.gov/alj/o_n_o/docs/AVIATION/4292.PDF.

(Written on 2011年04月01日)(Permalink)