Texas Federal Judge Dismisses Claims Poor Air Traffic Control Training Led To Fatal Crash

Mealey's (March 10, 2020, 9:46 AM EDT) -- DALLAS — The discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) bars two brothers’ claims against the federal government alleging that negligent training, supervision and staffing at an air traffic control center led to their parents’ deaths in a small aircraft crash, a Texas federal judge concluded Feb. 25 (Charles Barton Fehr, et al. v. United States, No. 18-01083, N.D. Texas)....