Bloomberg News obtained internal documents from the Federal Aviation Administration to identify the 102 air traffic towers and radar rooms that don’t meet the agency’s own criteria for 24-hour staffing. Reporter Alan Levin conducted interviews with former agency officials and examined hundreds of pages of records to show how U.S. lawmakers pressure officials to keep underutilized facilities in operation, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
close
How Congress Keeps Zombie Air Towers Open After Airlines Leave
Bloomberg News obtained internal documents from the Federal Aviation Administration to identify the 102 air traffic towers and radar rooms that don’t meet the agency’s own criteria for 24-hour staffing. Reporter Alan Levin conducted interviews with former agency officials and examined hundreds of pages of records to show how U.S. lawmakers pressure officials to keep underutilized facilities in operation, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
