The report, made public earlier this month, said the F.A.A. had not met its goal of replacing the thousands of fully qualified controllers who were dismissed by President Reagan after they struck strike in 1981, and their union was decertified.
iRobot has also developed "full-spec" qualified controllers, which have been designed for heavy-duty use within extreme conditions.
Slated for 57 fully qualified controllers, L.A. TRACON has only 28.
There are approximately 9,000 fully qualified, Journeymen controllers, plus about 5,200 trainees and apprentices.
Donald Engen, Administrator of the F.A.A., appearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, also rejected a recommendation in the survey that his agency restrict air traffic until the number of fully qualified traffic controllers and overtime requirements meet the goals of the air safety agency.
In addition to being blackballed from the only job their specialized training qualified them to do, controllers who refused the President's deadline faced repercussions in their communities.
Furthermore, it is indicated that the proposed hybrid switching controller can afford qualified results for the considered case study.
There is now a limit of about 15,000 controllers, but the union says the agency needs to hire more now to prepare replacements for the thousands expected to retire in four years, when 5,000 controllers qualify for retirement.
Mr. Barrett, as chief financial officer and controller of Mantra Films, was qualified to sign the returns, they say.
After she qualified as an instructor, she became an air traffic controller.
