Logan Air Traffic Controllers Wary of Tall-Ship Monitoring
Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the Massachusetts Port Authority, which runs the airport, acknowledge the issue but said that they are working on a solution and that safety is not being jeopardized.
"We're moving as fast as we can with the FAA to get that done," Kinton said in an interview. "That doesn't mean the existing system gets thrown out or junked. There is new technology that has been developed, and we're very close to identifying a permanent solution."
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