Greek Air Traffic Controllers Warn of Renewed System Failure Risk as Aging Equipment Strains Summer Travel Season

Greek air traffic controllers have warned that the country's Flight Information Region (FIR) remains at risk of another major systems failure during peak summer travel unless critical air traffic control infrastructure is replaced, citing equipment as old as 25 to 30 years still in daily operation. Representatives of the Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association told local media that communication and surveillance systems continue to fail regularly despite a nationwide disruption that hit the...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA