During the recent government shutdown, the national conversation about flying safety focused solely on FAA air traffic controllers and TSA screeners. Few people seemed aware that thousands of other federal watchdogs spent six weeks on their couches.
William J. McGee
William J. McGee is an FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher who spent seven years in airline flight operations management and was editor in chief of Consumer Reports Travel Letter. Currently, he is the senior fellow for aviation and travel at the American Economic Liberties Project and the author of Attention All Passengers and Half the Child.