Regulations and Government
NextGen Press Obscures ATC Woes
The head of the 14,000-member air traffic controllers union said last month that the FAA is trumpeting the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextG

The head of the 14,000-member air traffic controllers union said last month that the FAA is trumpeting the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) to mask poor morale and severe staffing shortages among its controller workforce.

“What better way to pull the wool over the eyes of the American public than for the FAA to flood the media about NextGen,” said National Air Traffic Controllers Association (natca) president Pat Forrey. “This is all designed to draw your attention away from the absolute travesty the ATC system has degraded to.”