Originally published at: Duffy Reiterates Airspace Closure Warnings
Transportation secretary says safety remains paramount as unpaid controllers struggle to keep system running.
This should be easy. First, get the politics out of the AT System. Make AT Controllers and their supervisors “Essential Employees,” and find a way to way them during Government shutdowns.
Stop talking about firing controllers. Remember how that worked when Reagan did it? Again, get the politics out of ATC.
And shouldn’t the FAA Administrator the face of the FAA. I dare say Mr Bedford know a whole lot more about aviation that SoT.