Section 10.52 Air Traffic Controller Liability

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D. (§10.52) Air Traffic Controller Liability

Acts and omissions by air traffic controllers are outside the discretionary function exception to the FTCA and are, therefore, actionable. E. Air Lines v. Union Trust Co., 221 F.2d 62 (D.C. Cir. 1955), aff’d per curiam sub nom., United States v. Union Trust Co., 350 U.S. 907 (1955). State law will describe the requisite standard of care. Bowen v. United States, 570 F.2d 1311 (7^th Cir. 1978). Controller duties, however, are generally set forth in the FAA’s...