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POST-TRIBUNE (Chicago): Praise for air traffic controllers In the aftermath of the Aurora air traffic control center fire, what I’m not reading in the news is the fine job our controllers did to keep the flying public safe. Yes, travelers were inconvenienced, and while that is upsetting, it isn’t tragic. The possibility of one or more fatal accidents in those first few minutes with tired controllers having worked all night, combined with tired pilots and the flurry of early morning arrivals, was a reality. If not for the work of those federal employees who are so often accused of having gold-plated benefits and being overpaid and underworked, we would be reading about much more than government incompetence and travel interruptions. Fred Richmond Retired air traffic control supervisor O’Hare Air Traffic Control Tower
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:00:00 +0000

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