Sentences with phrase «president of the air traffic»

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Peter Duffey, president of the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association, says the secret to staying focused when it counts is all about preparation

Bob Crandall, former American Airlines CEO; and CNBC's Eamon Javers and Phil LeBeau discuss President Trump's air traffic control reform initiatives as part of his infrastructure agenda.

«A lot of the costs which exist today will be exactly the same: the fuel, the landing fees at airports, air traffic control fees,» says Robert Kokonis, president of consulting firm AirTrav Inc..

The White House has billed this «infrastructure week» and planned a series of events, beginning with a push by the president Monday to privatize the nation's air traffic control system and separate it from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Without authority to borrow money, President Barack Obama's administration would face immediate choices on which bills to pay: Federal employee salaries or Medicare recipients, out - of - work residents who receive federal unemployment benefits or investors who expect to receive interest payments on the country's current debt, veterans or air traffic controllers.

Ronald Reagan was still in office, and had earned a reputation as one of the most anti-union presidents in American history, in part by firing more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers.

NFFE President Randy Erwin drew parallels between the air traffic control debate and the ongoing issue of health care for veterans.

««This is a huge victory for air traffic safety and the traveling public,» said Andi Parker, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees Local 1340, which represents FAA employees.

Formerly, Mr. Eck served as the Vice President of the Program Management Organization in the Air Traffic Organization responsible for all NextGen program activity, infrastructure modernization programs, and service to legacy NAS infrastructure.

The president committed to upgrading 150,000 miles of roadways, constructing and maintaining 4,000 miles of train tracks, restoring 150 miles of runways and putting in place a next - generation air - traffic control system that will reduce travel time and delays.

In 1999, when Rudy Giuliani was Mayor of New York, (Giuliani started his political career as Associate Attorney General under President Reagan, infamous for his ignorance and inaction during the AIDS epidemic, and his en masse firing of union air traffic controllers on strike in 1981) Giuliani sued the Brooklyn Museum for opening the much - hyped exhibit Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection, which included the work of then - emerging British artists such as Chris Ofili and Damien Hirst.

But there are, as always, political problems — not to mention the fact that $ 50 billion is just simply too small to make meaningful progress on the number of projects the president included in the plan (upgrading air traffic control towers, repairing highways).

Air traffic control can be an excellent career choice for young people, says Kathryn Troutman, president of The Resume Place, a resume writing and federal job - search coaching firm.