Alinsky v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ZAGEL, District Judge.

On July 19, 1997, two aircraft collided in mid-air approximately three miles south of Chicago’s Merrill C. Meigs Field, killing all seven occupants. At the time of the crash, both airplanes were in communication with the Meigs Air Traffic Control Tower which was operated by a private company, Midwest Air Traffic Control Services, Inc. (“Midwest”), under contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”). Meigs Tower, which was previously staffed by FAA air traffic controllers, had been re-opened under private management in February…