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Utah Cong. Delegation Asks FAA To Delay ERAM Citing Safety Concerns
By NATCA
Posted: 06-13-2009
UTAH CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ASKS FAA TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF ERAM, CITING SAFETY CONCERNS
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION (NATCA)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2009
WASHINGTON ? Republican Senators Orrin Hatch and Robert Bennett of Utah, along with two of that state?s Congressmen, Rep. Jim Matheson (D) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R), have written to ask FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt to delay next week?s scheduled implementation at Salt Lake Center of the agency?s major new computer system for the nation?s large regional en route facilities, citing safety concerns.
Wrote Senators Hatch and Bennett: ?As you know, the new system, En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM), will be an important technical upgrade and will be responsible for processing all of the critical flight safety data for the Intermountain West.
?It appears that many controllers still have serious concerns with the stability of the system ... Safety concerns demand that ERAM not be implemented until it meets and exceeds the standards of reliability and stability of the system it replaces. Therefore, we respectfully request that you further examine the implementation of the ERAM system and delay implementation until an acceptable level of reliability and stability is maintained and verified.?
Utah Cong. Delegation Asks FAA To Delay ERAM Citing Safety Concerns
