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High anxiety in the friendly skies.

Hello again, I'm Mormon-Aulny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Near collisions in the air over New York

airports have generated alarm as airlines predict a record summer for travel. Plains are supposed

to be three miles from each other, but aircraft got as close as 500 feet on five occasions just

in the month of May. Air traffic controllers say they're understaffed and overworked all over the country.

In the age of global positioning satellites, they have World War II-era radar to keep track of planes in the air.

How much change is needed? How soon?

With moving too fast and dangerous system that still boasts a remarkable record for safety.

On reporter's notebook later on, is Unity Government a thing of the past in the Palestinian territories? First, here's the news.

Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio

International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John

D. and Catherine

T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again, Wormonnelly, back with To the Point. America's airways have a

remarkable record of safety, but recent near misses in the air over New York airports have sparked

calls for overhaul of the FAA. On To the Point, air traffic controllers say they're understaffed and

overworked.

Why are they using 60-year-old technology to keep track of planes in the air?

What's in store for passengers in a record summer for travel?

On reporter's notebook, will the West Bank and Gaza be run by different Palestinian factions?

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