"As the letter is written, I would agree with you it
sounds alarming. And I understand the letter makes it look like we
had a situation we had to get under control. I would disagree with
that."
Source: Kathryn Vernon, FAA Director of Western
Terminal Operations. An internal FAA memo obtained by the local CBS
affiliate paints an "alarming" picture of air traffic control in
the skies over Denver, CO. The two-page memo -- sent out last month
by Kevin Stark, Acting Air Traffic Manager at the Denver Air Route
Traffic Control Center (ZDV) -- states officials have expressed
concern about the loss of a large number of experienced controllers
at ZDV, as well as the relative inexperience of many of their
current controllers.
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