Aviation experts say air safety issues are years in the making

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(NewsNation) —A panel of aviation experts tell Elizabeth Vargas that air traffic controllers are facing multiple challenges. Jim Krieger, a former air traffic controller, says faulty aviation equipment has been a problem for “decades.” Matthew “Whiz” Buckley, a veteran military pilot, says the shortage of controllers is a “self inflicted” problem that should have been addressed years ago.

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