To understand our challenge, visualize changing a tire on a car traveling 70 miles an hour. With the threat of a passenger bill of rights before Congress, airlines point fingers at FAA s traffic management. Yet, airline schedules, volume and weather cause the vast majority of all delays. The system can be improved, but pointing fingers one way is duplicitous. Were it not for controllers literally the lifeline to pilots and their passengers working thousands of aircraft operations each day, many more aviation tragedies would occur.
Controllers aim to provide safe journeys for the millions of passengers flying daily.
If no delays occur, it isn t to satisfy airline profits. If ATC holds up aircraft, it isn t a capricious decision. It s to ensure the public s safety. Copyright 2000-2001 Air Traffic Cafe' All rights reserved.