US: DoT watchdog: FAA not yet prepared for mass ATC outage
Despite efforts to improve emergency contingency procedures, the DoT Inspector General contends the FAA is still not completely prepared to handle events that could cause major outages, such as the fire that was deliberately set in the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Centre in Sept 2014. The DoT IG stated that belief in a study the watchdog conducted at the behest of Congress on whether the FAA can manage air traffic control crises that arise within the National Airspace System. In the new report, the DoT IG found that the “FAA has taken steps to improve the effectiveness of its operational contingency plans; however, significant work remains to mitigate the impact of air traffic control disruptions.” <br/>
https://portal.staralliance.com/cms/news/hot-topics/2017-01-17/general/us-dot-watchdog-faa-not-yet-prepared-for-mass-atc-outage
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US: DoT watchdog: FAA not yet prepared for mass ATC outage
Despite efforts to improve emergency contingency procedures, the DoT Inspector General contends the FAA is still not completely prepared to handle events that could cause major outages, such as the fire that was deliberately set in the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Centre in Sept 2014. The DoT IG stated that belief in a study the watchdog conducted at the behest of Congress on whether the FAA can manage air traffic control crises that arise within the National Airspace System. In the new report, the DoT IG found that the “FAA has taken steps to improve the effectiveness of its operational contingency plans; however, significant work remains to mitigate the impact of air traffic control disruptions.” <br/>
