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Safety comes ninth.


The Wall Street Journal recently published a long article--36 paragraphs, to be exact--about the FAA's Air Traffic Control system, and its head, Russell Russell, English noble family. It first appeared prominently in the reign of Henry VIII when

John Russell, 1st earl of Bedford, 1486?–1555, rose to military and diplomatic importance.
 Chew. The article examined many issues, including on-time performance, salary demands by controllers, and outdated out·dat·ed  
adj.
Out-of-date; old-fashioned.


outdated
Adjective

old-fashioned or obsolete

Adj. 1.
 technology. But there was not one word about safety issues. Safety is, or should be, the primary mission of the control system. It does seem worthy Worthy can refer to: People
  • James Worthy, basketball player from Gastonia, North Carolina
  • John Worthy Chaplin, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • F. F.
 of a mention.
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Title Annotation:Tilting at Windmills; Air Traffic Control
Author:Peters, Charles
Publication:Washington Monthly
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Apr 1, 2006
Words:67
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