Flight Attendants Join Aviation Allies in Call for Modernization of Air Traffic Control System

With the recent air traffic control disruptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Flight Attendants with AFA-CWA signed on to a letter to the Trump Administration and Congress last week calling for additional investments to modernize and adequately staff the nation’s air traffic control system.

Air traffic controllers with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) have been calling for an overhaul for decades. Industry experts caution that the turmoil at Newark should be taken as a warning for what could happen at other airports.

The letter opens with, “We strongly support Secretary Duffy’s plan to rebuild our nation’s air traffic control system. Recent issues—especially those at DCA and Newark—remind us of the urgent need for a sharp focus on the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS) and the dire necessity to address antiquated technology and the staffing shortage.”

AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson addressed attendees at the NATCA 20th Biennial Convention last week, delivering a message of solidarity and the need for all aviation industry workers to unite for aviation safety and workers’ rights.

Click here to read the full letter of support.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.