One of my best friends from high school was president of NATCA until recently. He told me the air traffic control system would have a complete meltdown by this summer...........he was right. When I spoke to him recently, he told me that this administration has cut the controllers benefits, pay, and whacked away at their workrules. The controllers are bailing left and right, and with no one in the pipeline, it's making things even worse. Funny how there's no money for the safety and upgrading of our air structure, but we have more than enough to p*ss away in the middle-east. The government created this problem, and now they want to screw it up even more. Blakey should have never been in her position in the first place. Amazing how much "favoritism" Bush shows to his friends..................no qualifications equals amazing jobs. And then we wonder why what's happening is happening. Pathetic. I guess their just weren't enough retired/active pilots to help run the aviation industry.
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