AA quoted in Air Traffic Control Newsletter
Air Traffic Control Newsletter #107
GAO on dire FAA budget prospects, UAS tidal wave may hit ATC, Fees for ATC
“It is a remarkable fact that even today, with all the equipment and technology available, each and every flight is lovingly hand-made, as if it were artisanal cheese. Not only are flights planned in meticulous detail, but they are then escorted by hand across the sky. It is expensive, it is time-consuming, and it ignores the benefits that technology can bring. It also has to stop. We can no longer afford to hold each flight up by hand. Instead, we need to find new ways of working that marshal technology, create efficiency, and give us room for growth. Oh, wait, no-we have all the technology already. So why are we not implementing it?”
–Andrew Charlton, “The ANSP-Airline Relationship: Handmade Cheese, But No Maturity?” Aviation Intelligence Reporter, August 2013
Link to Air Traffic Control Newsletter