(KRON) — On the identical day a U.S. Military helicopter crashed into an American Airways jet with 64 folks onboard over the Potomac River close to Washington D.C., a Bay Space airport introduced it will not have the ability to employees its air visitors management tower. The tower at San Carlos Airport (SQL), situated simply 12 miles south of San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO), will likely be unstaffed starting on Saturday, Feb. 1, in keeping with a discover from the County of San Mateo.
On Wednesday morning, the airport was knowledgeable by the Federal Aviation Administration that the tower will likely be unstaffed after Friday. Based on the county, the FAA awarded a brand new contract for air visitors providers at SQL to Robinson Aviation (RVA).
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The contract, nonetheless, did “not include locality pay to account for the high cost of living in the San Francisco Bay Area.” This resulted within the new supply to SQL’s air visitors controllers coming in “significantly lower” than their present compensation, in keeping with the county.
In consequence, all the present controllers on the airport declined the supply.
“Our controllers last day at SQL will be Friday, January 31st,” the county mentioned, “if you have the chance, please thank them for the excellent service they have provided at SQL for the past year.”
The airport additionally mentioned it requested non permanent staffing for the tower from the FAA, which is liable for making certain air visitors providers at SQL. The FAA denied this request, the county mentioned.
San Carlos Airport is house to round 500 plane and over 25 aviation associated companies. The airport can also be house to the San Carlos Flight Heart, a flight coaching college that gives flying classes to leisure and aspiring skilled pilots.
SQL mentioned it’s involved with the FAA and with Congressman Kevin Mullin (D-San Mateo) about pushing the company “to meet its obligation to provide air traffic services at SQL.”
