comp.software.year-2000 FAA will finish on non-existent date
A funny, but true illustration of fundamental incompetence
From: DaShad0w@webtv.net (DaShad0w)
Newsgroups: comp.software.year-2000
Subject: Re: FAA Issues Year 2000 Progress Report
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 11:19:55 -0400 (EDT)
[...]
Also on March 5, 1999: FAA spokesperson,
Paul Takemoto, claims all FAA systems will be
compliant by June 31 -- a day that does not
exist (there are only 30 days in June).
[...]
FAA SPOKESPERSON CLAIMS AGENCY
WILL BE READY ON A DAY THAT DOESN'T
EVEN EXIST
FAA spokesperson Paul Takemoto offers a
frightening quote in this CNET story: "By June
31 all of our testing of the computers will be
done, along with the implementation of the
computers as well."
June 31, of course, does not exist. And neither,
it seems, does any remnant of credibility from
the FAA. While Jane Garvey claimed 100% of
the FAA's systems were repaired on September
30, 1998, Takemoto now says that on March
31, 65% of the FAA's computers will be ready,
with the remaining systems to be ready by
"June 31."
Story at:
news.com
[commentary]
We, the public, are being lied to again and
again by people from an agency that seems
unable to get their claims straight. They are so
confused about which date represents the latest
false claim, they're shooting for dates that don't
even exist. Why not just say they'll be compliant
on December 32nd?
Claims from the FAA are, at this point, simply
irrelevant. The agency has lost any remaining
credibility on Y2K, and now, the public is rightly
afraid of putting their lives on the line. Currently,
polls show approximately 50% of the public will
refuse to fly on 1/1/2000. You can bet the other
50% aren't aware of the facts presented in this
report.
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