Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The FAA's massive recruiting effort, despite its cheerful talking points and rosy public statements, has angered students who were told to go through the CTI program to get hired at a cost of thousands of dollars."

Source: National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Patrick Forrey, commenting on FAA efforts to recruit new controller hires through such online channels as MySpace, Craigslist and Facebook... a move NATCA maintains undermines students and graduates of degree programs in the Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI).

FMI: www.natca.org