[jae471]

Airports became jammed with the unexpected aircraft, yet there were no mishaps, he said.

This actually says alot about the efficency and skill of the air traffic controllers in this country.

[Paleo Conservative]

'Airports became jammed with the unexpected aircraft, yet there were no mishaps, he said.'

This actually says alot about the efficency and skill of the air traffic controllers in this country.

Using an obsolete system with some components using 1950s vintage computers with vacuum tubes. If we had a state of the art system, the computers would have notified controllers that the aircraft had deviated from their flight plans as soon as hijackers took control and maneuvered them.

[Eala]

>Airports became jammed with the unexpected aircraft, yet there were no mishaps, he said.
This actually says alot about the efficency and skill of the air traffic controllers in this country.

You can thank President Reagan for that. When he stood up to the air traffic controllers' strike, he cut a lot of union deadwood from their ranks -- and made it possible for real professionals to replace them.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Yes, it surely does! They are also the unsung heroes in all of this hullabaloo!