Repeated air traffic control failures leave us in worrying territory
The question is whether all of these incidents were isolated and unavoidable, or whether they point to something more systemic.
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"It is simply not good enough for this critical national infrastructure to keep letting customers down."
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The question is whether all of these incidents were isolated and unavoidable, or whether they point to something more systemic.
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