Cover-Up Charged at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport

[BigPappa]

ATC violating you? Cover-Up Charged at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport

ATC violating you?

Cover-Up Charged at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport

Radio LINK by Wade Goodwyn
All Things Considered, July 12, 2007 · For the second time in two years, whistleblowers are accusing their air traffic control colleagues of a wide-ranging conspiracy to cover up errors at one of the nation's busiest airports.
The latest accusations charge that instead of accepting responsibility, it is the practice and policy of the controllers to blame near misses at Dallas-Fort Worth on pilot error.
The office of U.S. Special Counsel has investigated and accuses the FAA of issuing the "pilot error" policy from the very top of the agency and suspects the same problem is occurring at other airports besides DFW.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11926679


Be careful out there!

 

[Palomino]

ATC guys are in negotiations. veiled threats. DFW guys do a standup job for the number of operations they have.

maybe the whistleblower was mad because her male co-workers were dressing in more style than she.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/06/atc-dresses.html

After Ms. Whiteman’s disclosures, another controller nearly forced her vehicle off the road, according to police and federal documents. That controller, who was never charged, said the incident was unintentional. Ms. Whiteman also reported that she was harassed, threatened and intimidated by her co-workers and managers. The Office of Special Counsel concluded its investigation on Monday and confirmed that Ms. Whiteman faced retaliation, mistreatment and a hostile environment.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...tories/071207dnentwhistleblower.66189250.html

fashion competition in an ATC control cab can be intense!