A Safety Appraisal of the Air Traffic Control System.

Abstract

In August 1981, the FAA Administrator, Lynn Helms, requested the Flight Safety Foundation to evaluate the safety of the U.S. Air Traffic Control system during the period following the August 3 strike to air traffic controllers. The evaluatin was to provide the Administrator with an independent and objective appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of the existing air traffic control system during the period of approximately late-August to mid December 1981, and to inform the Administrator of the findings of this appraisal as the developed. Presented in the following pages are the results of this 120-day appraisal conducted by the Flight Safety Foundation. Factors examined pertained to safety, management, fatigue, morale, and rehiring.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 29, 1982
Accession Number
ADA115743

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Aviation Safety
  • Commercial Pilots
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Job Training
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Pilots
  • Statistics
  • Task Forces
  • Teamwork

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.