Last week’s terrible collision between a regional commercial jetliner and a military helicopter highlights the shortage of air traffic controllers not only in the Washington area but also at numerous other airports around the country. But the problem is deeper: The whole Air Traffic Control system is dangerously outdated. This segment of What’s Ahead explains why and what should be done to fix it.
What makes the situation so appalling is that over the years scores of other countries have carried out this kind of overhaul.
