The hard-working and long-suffering gnomes that publish ANN will
finally get to take a short holiday break this week [we gnomes
thank you --ed]. ANN's normal DAILY news will be presented December
23rd and 24th, and will then be on hiatus on December
25th and 26th...
Bill Menzel Gets A Free Copy Of The New Klyde Compendium
Congratulations to Bill, who receives a free copy of the new
cartoon compendium from Wes Oleszewski.
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"This staffing plan is a Wal-Mart solution in a Tiffany's box.
The FAA has acknowledged that there is a problem, but solutions are
not in the cards for the flying public. It's gratifying that the
FAA has joined us in stating that we need to hire thousands and
thousands more controllers, but we remain concerned about the
shortage that has already hit cities across the country."
Source: NATCA President John Carr, reacting to
news that the FAA plans to hire 12,000 new controllers over the
next decade.
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