Thu, Nov 20, 2003
FAA COO Russ Chew Earns "Enthusiastic" NATCA Backing For "Bold,
Smart" ATO Blueprint
NATCA President John
Carr has "warmly greeted" the unveiling of the FAA's new Air
Traffic Organization with open arms, calling the initiative "bold
and smart" and the architect, FAA Chief Operating Officer Russ
Chew, "innovative and thoughtful."
"Many people in the aviation community, including myself,
thought the COO was just here to rearrange the deck chairs on the
Titanic. Russ's plan gives us a realistic chance at missing the
iceberg," Carr said.
Calling the ATO blueprint a "shot in the arm to the FAA," Carr
praised Chew for raising the curtain on a new dawn for the
agency that rightly resists the temptation to split air traffic
from the FAA organizational chart, astutely proposes a bottom-up
structure that corrects the current overly-complicated management
structure, ambitiously sets a two-month timeline to complete the
first phase and wisely calls for union participation as a priority
as part of the people-first theme of the new ATO.
"Under Russ's leadership, we have a once in a lifetime chance to
make real and lasting change to the organization," Carr remarked.
"I stand ready to assist and NATCA offers its full cooperation.
Given the time, budget and authority, there is no doubt in my mind
that Russ can create a masterpiece that not only can we all be
proud of, but more importantly will result in untold benefits for
everyone who uses our beloved National Airspace System."
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