On September 11, 2010, three Air Traffic Controllers explored the decisions they made during and after the attacks on September 11, 2001. After their discussion they responded to questions from members of the audience. The panel includes: Dan Creedon, Air Traffic Controller based at the Regan National Airport Terminal Radar Approach Control (DCA TRACON) as a Departure Controller. Ben Sliney, FAA National Operations Manager at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) based at Herndon, Vaginia. Colin Scoggins, Military Liaison based at Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). Ben Sliney was on his first day in the job as the Federal Aviation Administration National Operations Manager on September 11, 2001, when he gave the historic command to shut down American airspace. Colin Scoggins was the military liaison and an air traffic controller at FAA's Boston Center. Dan Creedon, departure controller for the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) at Reagan National Airport, Washington, D.C., diverted aircraft away from American Flight 77, which later rammed into the Pentagon. The moderator was Lynn Spencer, author of Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11 (Free Press, 2008). The symposium, "Navigating Chaos: Aviation's Response on 9/11," was organized by The University of Texas at Dallas McDermott Library's Special Collections department. Unfortunately the copy from C-Span was filled with sound and video errors. Some still exist near the beginning but I tried my best (over days I might add) to iron out as many as I could and piece it all back together. The full version can be found at the C-Span link below: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/AviationO

• published: 18 Jan 2014
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