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USA: Summer at risk for air transport

Obsolete computers, shortage of pilots and air traffic controllers: inconveniences are feared

Passenger demand for air travel in the Summer 2023 season will reach an all-time high. The US aviation sector says it is ready for a record summer. However, experts fear that things could go wrong and the system could collapse. So much so that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and some airlines are trying to avoid cancellations and delays in view of the summer high season."We expect the summer...

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Washington, United States, 06/19/2023 10:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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