Sean Duffy traffic secretary discusses the modernization of the Federal Air Force and Aviation Control Administration in an exclusive interview.
Executive Director United Airlines Scott Kirby on Monday pointed out what he believes that three critical steps are required to repair Federal Air Force Administration, An agency that has been under intensive control in recent months.
Kirby told the LinkedIn post that FAA must increase the workforce of the air traffic controller, invest in objects and upgrade outdated ATC systems and infrastructure.
AND United Director He blamed a significant number of flight delays on air traffic limitations. Although time often plays a role, Kirby said that even in the clear days of last year, 68% of United delay was because of air traffic control limit.
“The facts are great,” Kirby said in the post, adding that taking such steps would “dramatically improve” air trips in the country.
“The American passenger public deserves much better,” Kirby said.
United Executive Director Scott Kirby said that the highest priority in the short term is to solve the lack of FAA staff, which affects the airline industry. (Logan Cyrus / AFP Via / Getty Images)
Kirby is convinced that Sean Duffy and teams at the Ministry of Transport and FAA can solve problems.
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Kirby said that the biggest priority was in the short term solving workers’ lack. This is a problem that he believes can be solved without lowering training standards.
Evaluated the disadvantage approximately 3,000 controllers, Which he said was “why FAA is facing a staff deficiency at the 77% of the most critical objects in the whole system.”
Executive Director United Airlines Scott Kirby on Monday described in detail three critical steps needed to repair the Federal Air Force Administration. (Daniel Slim / AFp Via / Getty Images)
FAA has previously offered several paths to become a controller, including training through military and private certified faculty programs, except for her own FAA training Academy. But that changed about ten years ago when FAA closed all other training sessions, leaving only her own training, Kirby said.
“And unfortunately, with maximum capacity, this facility can start training only 1,800 controllers a year, and because of very high and rigorous standards and testing, the rinsing rate is high,” Kirby said. “Combine this with a compulsory pension age of 56 and last year, FAA met all 1,800 slots at the Academy … and ended the year with only 36 net new controllers.”
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Kirby expressed confidence in recently announced Duffy’s plans to hire a controller. Last month, Duffy announced that the department makes him “more efficient” and “affordable” to start training to become an air traffic controller.
Sean Duffy’s traffic secretary announced last month that the department makes it “more efficient” and “affordable” to start training to become an air traffic controller. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Kirby said that FAA can also upgrade the training system by increasing capacity at the Oklahoma City Academy and the spread of the collegial initiative for training for controller training private faculties and universities.
However, the most critical long -term repair is an increase in investment to upgrade “antique ATC systems and infrastructure,” Kirby said, adding that the Government Agency “has long struggled to procure and implement new technologies.”
While studying a long -term solution, Kirby said the FAA could start with “the breakdown of outdated and expensive inherited systems, directing money from these systems to invest in new tools again.”
However, the most critical long -term repair is an increase in investment to upgrade “Antique ATC systems and infrastructure,” said United Executive Director Scott Kirby. (J. David Ake / Getty Images / Getty Images)
Together with the removal of the Cold War technology, he said that FAA should also take steps to “dramatically increase the speed into the market of new and innovative technologies.” He cited Canada for the use of electronic flights, which started about 25 years ago.
The final focus should be on what he says is a “long -lasting investment in objects”. Kirby said that the Agency uses a vast majority of its facilities and equipment budgets to alleviate old existing towers, centers, radars and other equipment, instead of focusing on upgrades. He claimed that 92% of the budget should be focused on upgrades, and about 8% should go towards repairs.
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Kirby said too The government must change How the FAA is funded.
“The financing that supports the safety and efficiency of the airspace is marked on inconsistent, year after year,” he said.
“We can currently change the budget treatment to indicate the FAA and equipment account as a mandatory consumption. The execution of this change would provide the stability of funding for ATC facilities and equipment to enable the long-term capital planning. It would improve the staff,” he continued.
Kirby said the ATC system is safe, and if there are shortcomings in staff or technology, then controllers will slow down or prevent aircraft from flying to maintain safety.
