PBS Newshour 4/20/2011
My comments:
Lets do some basic math. 9hrs rest for Air Traffic Controllers (opens in new page), 24/9 ≈ 3 Controllers per station. If a site (for example) has 8 stations to be manned, you need 24 Controllers to cover 24hrs. Note that is if you rotate them continuously, no weekends off, no holidays off, etc. Note that this is a simplistic calculation, it's actually more complicated than this.
OK Republicans, in your Slash-and-Burn Budget Cut scheme, lets cut the FAA budget so they cannot hire Controllers necessary nor give them the pay they deserve for keeping the flying-public safe. Also, not give the FAA enough to do their regulation responsibilities.
OPPS, I forgot, Republicans do not believe in government regulation.
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