FAA Layoffs Reportedly Included Employees Who Produced Critical ATC Maps
The news outlet cites sources who said that these workers maintained and updated Enroute Navigation Charts used in the National Airspace System ... routes and without maps, they could not operate.” ...
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Layoffs hit FAA, including employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps
"If we're no longer there to create the maps that ... A screen at the FAA's Air Traffic Control System Command Center in Warrenton, Va., shows flights in North American airspace, Aug. 17, 2011.
After 15,000 close calls at one airport, FAA takes action: What is mixed-used airspace?
In general, airspace is mixed-use by default. Certain restrictions apply to military corridors and takeoff and landing paths around major airports, but broadly, the skies above the U.S. are open. But ...
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Layoffs hit FAA, including employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps
"If we're no longer there to create the maps that ... arm" of the FAA. "It is responsible for providing safe and efficient air navigation services to 29.4 million square miles of airspace.