Return to Article: Labor union blasts FAA's new navigation approach
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On March 27, 2007, The Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney John Brownlee released the following statement, "Today, we announce that ITT Corporation, the 12th largest supplier of sophisticated defense systems to the United States military, will plead guilty to two felony charges, pay $100 million in penalties and forfeitures, subject itself to independent monitoring and an extensive remedial action program, and acknowledge that it illegally transferred classified and/or sensitive night vision technology to foreign countries - including the People's Republic of China - in order to reduce its costs and enhance its financial bottom line. By illegally outsourcing the production of some of the most sensitive pieces of the night vision system, ITT has put in jeopardy our military's night time tactical advantages and America's national security. Simply put, the criminal actions of this corporation have threatened to turn on the lights on the modern battlefield for our enemies and expose American soldiers to great harm. For this, ITT Corporation must be brought to justice."
Interesting how criminal activity is rewarded by the US Federal Government - in the form of a $1.8 billion ADS-B contract with the FAA.
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Take a real close look at the contract and how it was awarded and you will see that it is nothing but FRAUD. Marion Blakey left the FAA Administrator job and took with her the 1.8 billion dollar contract to the very company she now represents.
This new system will not solve anything. It will be late and have cost over runs and in the mean time it will be the controllers working 6 days a week trying to keep the system together. It cannot be done. the ATC system is on the verge of totally collapsing and congress are the ones to blame.
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The GPS system is good, but remember, one really good solar flare and every single satellite in orbit (and lots of ground-based computer systems) could be toast. It's always better to have a back-up, but the FAA doesn't seem to think they'll need one once they move to this system. It'll also mean that hundreds, if not thousands, of GA pilots will either have to upgrade their planes (at the cost of who knows how much) or stop flying altogether.
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Flying planes closer together will not solve the problems of ATC. Only more concrete and controllers will.
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