11/03/00 DOT INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT: CHICAGO TRACON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 3, 2000		CONTACT: Doug Church 202.628-5451, x4802 dchurch@natcadc.org
DOT INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT: CHICAGO TRACON WASHINGTON, D.C. - After the release of a final report assessing events of July 17 at a Chicago air traffic control facility, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association said it is standing by controllers. "Because our internal review and assessments of the Chicago TRACON events are ongoing and because we must honor the privacy of federally employed personnel, we believe it is inappropriate to comment," said NATCA President John Carr. The report was released today by the Federal Aviation Administration, which investigated the events with the Department of Transportation inspector general. NATCA is the certified union for 15,000 FAA air traffic controllers, 1,200 engineers and numerous other ATC professionals, as well as for Department of Defense civilian and privately employed controllers. ###