Biden was hiring more Air Traffic controllers because as a 2023 NYT article warning about the risk of mid-air collisions said "the most acute challenge, The Times found, is that the nation’s air traffic control facilities are chronically understaffed." Trump offered them the chance to resign. - ThreadSky

betseystevenson.bsky.social • 24 days ago

Biden was hiring more Air Traffic controllers because as a 2023 NYT article warning about the risk of mid-air collisions said "the most acute challenge, The Times found, is that the nation’s air traffic control facilities are chronically understaffed."
Trump offered them the chance to resign.

Reposted from Philip N Cohen

I assume Democrats will be too polite to politicize this and then MAGA will blame Biden and that will be the story.

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geoffbowser.bsky.social•24 days ago

Do you know for sure that the ATCs received that email, I haven't seen confirmation of that. I'd love to know if staffing levels were effected as a result. We need something concrete to start pinning this on Trump in a way that will stick.

@washingtonpost.com redeem thyself and get answers.

victoid.bsky.social•24 days ago

Sub in “craven” for “polite” and you’re on to something that can be applied to any number of political issues

revjoey.bsky.social•24 days ago

When President Musk gets sued as a private citizen...it won't bring them back, but it will send a message.

sandyp.bsky.social•24 days ago

Cheetolini’s idiotic response

pedsortho.bsky.social•24 days ago

Information vacuums are always temporary; they get filled eventually, either with the truth or lies. Now is the chance to fill the empty space with the truth.

earachemyeye.bsky.social•24 days ago

Sen Moran (R - KS) fought to get this route added to DCA. VA and MD congressmen warned about safety concerns with adding this route and others. Moran only cared about the financial and business impacts.

ericschierer.bsky.social•24 days ago

Isn't Wichita within the DCA flight perimeter? Did it take congressional intervention to get the DCA-ICT flight added?

earachemyeye.bsky.social•24 days ago

I don't know but he was personally involved in getting the route added. The airport can't just decide they want to add new routes.

ericschierer.bsky.social•24 days ago

It would be the airline, American, not the airport choosing to add routes, right? Beyond-perimeter flights often involve congressional action but within perimeter is just a commercial decision by the airline.

earachemyeye.bsky.social•24 days ago

Feds control dca and there are many considerations on the number and types of routes. Noise being one of the big considerations.

earachemyeye.bsky.social•24 days ago

There are regulations especially with DCA

zoobabe.bsky.social•24 days ago

Take a peek at the many open positions currently at FAA.
https://www.faa.gov/about/key_officials

mswillnotgoback.bsky.social•24 days ago

I have an ATC friend. She’s been working 6 days a week for over 3 years because of the shortage. MANDATORY OVERTIME.

owlgoddess24.bsky.social•24 days ago

Also instituted a hiring freeze.

So we got that going for us. Government by stupid oligarchs is really not the best government. But many of us already knew that.

roboticeggplant.bsky.social•24 days ago

Fuck politeness. Start calling these idiots out.

allenh798.bsky.social•24 days ago

Get to work @markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @democrats.org

moleatmal.bsky.social•24 days ago

Come on @democrats.org

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