By the mid-1970s, the agency had achieved a semi-automated air traffic control system using both radar and computer technology. This system required enhancement to keep pace with air traffic growth, however, especially after the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 phased out the CAB's economic regulation of the airlines. A nationwide strike by the air traffic controllers union in 1981 forced temporary flight restrictions but failed to shut down the airspace system. During the following year, the agency unveiled a new plan for further automating its air traffic control facilities, but progress proved disappointing. In 1994, the FAA shifted to a more step-by-step approach that has provided controllers with advanced equipment. COUNT 5
QSN1 When did the agency acheive a semi-automated air traffic control system? ANS1 mid-1970s QSN2 When was the Airline Deregulation act? ANS2 1978 QSN3 When did the nationwide strike by air traffic controlers union happen? ANS3 1981 QSN4 when did the FAA shift to a more step-by-step approach to providing air traffic controllers with more advanced equipment? ANS4 1994 QSN5 What helped operate radar in the new air-traffic control system? ANS5 computer technology