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.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The FAA's desperate hypothesis that "talks continue" is more tired rhetoric from an agency that has never been known for its credibility. Now that the FAA is hell-bent on becoming "FEMA with wings," there's really no telling what they will say, but you can be certain of this: not too much of it will be true."

Source: NATCA President John Carr, firing the latest salvo in the most recent war of words between the air traffic controllers union and the FAA, this time concerning the alleged breakdown in contract talks between the two entities. Carr made the above comment while responding to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey's assertion that, contrary to an earlier NATCA statement that the FAA had declared an impasse over contract talks, the agency still plans to resume negotiations Tuesday.

FMI: www.natca.org, www.faa.gov