So apparently it is incredibly unsafe to fly on an airplane in America now because they have gutted just about everything to make sure people are safe while flying. That should put a lot of airlines out of business. .
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He hasn't even started on destroying regulations that keep you safe. And for every one of the safety regulations he destroys, people died before they were put in place.
Just a reminder that air traffic controllers and pilots like me have families too and regardless of what the government does, we WILL fly when we deem it safe. I see no reason sofar to can cel any flying plans. And I am not a fan of this American leadership at all!
Trains haven't gone away--yet. AMTRAK passenger trains, however, are always late. Why? Because passenger trains take a back seat to freight trains and are side-tracked all the time.
The tracks are owned by the RR freight companies, who have neglected track maintenance for years.
Yes I know this. And the ones that aren't late it's usually because it's not freight owned track which is very little mostly the NE corridor, but also a good stretch of the wolverine line in MI (the track was bought by MDOT in like 2012)
It's expensive to adhere to the rules which bring about an increase in safety. It doesn't seem to be $ well-spent when there are no tragedies. Essentially, it seems like the corporation (& passengers) are "paying for nothing." It's the same with vaccines and food safety and…but it's $ well-spent.
Dear Pete Buttigieg, would you allow your family on a plane right now? I have a trip planned on Thursday. Having thoughts of cancelling. Any aviation people have recommendations? I’m serious tho.
I told my adult daughter yesterday to not even consider flying in the next four years. Next our food supply will be tainted so I have been buying in bulk with shelf stable food out to 2027- 2028
My now adult daughter and I have only done road trips since COVID began, because we can implement so many precautions. We were FINALLY, this summer, going to do our first trip involving plane travel (Chicago to West Coast.)
So flying was about 200x safer than driving in 2022. In 2022, the fatality rate for people traveling by air was .003 deaths per 100 million miles traveled. The death rate people in passenger cars and trucks on US highways was 0.57 per 100 million miles.
They may have been true before…..not now. Where are the new air traffic controllers coming from once he fires everyone and who does compliance control for the maintenance of the airplanes? 🤔
I married into a pilot family, so I know that is true.
That said, the idea of being on a plane and then suddenly plunging a couple of hundred feet into the Potomac River...*shivers.
So glad I am not travelling to or within the US for the next four years. This is just the beginning of the fallout of a fascist regime. They just don’t care until it happens to them. And it will.
And we should make that message super important to pass along to consumers and potential consumers. Apparently, in this administration money is the goal of everything. Be very scared if the government starts buying failed businesses. In fascism only the ruling class owne things.
I’m certain I saw the CEO of Delta post something a couple of weeks back about how they are looking forward to a golden age with Trump as President. Hows that working out
Trump plans on resurrecting Trump Airline’s, Bezo and Musk will buy the 1’s that go bankrupt. The writing is on the wall not that I have crystal ball’s or esp.
American public should stop trusting commercial flying as the President first announced that many air traffic controllers are incompetent DEI hires and they caused Collision over the Potomac. Per President Trump, flying is Russian roulette, until all DEI Air Traffic Controllers are replaced.
We’ve just postponed (maybe cancelled) our US holiday.
With the attack on social services, your benighted nation may suffer a crime wave - people have to eat.
We’re going to wait &see but, there’s safer places to visit, so not sure we’ll ever go there now.
A pity as my wife has never been.
"They" haven't gutted anything related to the FAA, airlines, ATC or flying in general. It's literally written down on the list of exemptions. It's "Unsafe" because of DEI policies from Obama and Biden.
Then conman vonshitzinpants and his syndicate can sweep in and buy airlines for nothing. If there isn't something in it for vonshitzinpants then he doesn't lift a finger.
We’re planning an overseas trip. We’ll be traveling to Canada and flying out of one of their airports. Yes, it will add costs and time but screw this shit!
And to restrict movement when they enact martial law. People need to contact all of their elected officials/representatives to protest these illegal actions from the current Federal administration. This is beyond party affiliation. Stand up.
Ruined and destitute, dying in plane crashes, collapse of industry, disease-ridden, uneducated and fully propagandized, poverty-stricken from tariffs….
Even if its not unsafe, it may a good protest tactic to treat it as such. I mean like take things to their next logical extreme. Sort of like "Malicious compliance". Whether or not we're talking about airlines or anything else.
Mischievous Ds, acting undercover, could call for a boycott of all commercial flights until 'all DEI is rooted out.' Make airlines go on offense & defend themselves. See what Trump says about whether he considers flights currently safe ...
Every company with such tight competition that airlines, travel, lodging, food services have will be affected.
Hospitality is losing employees like it's bleeding out.
Fat cats still want service & managers will be stressed.
Airlines make no money as it is and safety will spiral.
Presiden pettyman.
Boeing Designer: I try to fly on Airbus.
Air Traffic Controller: I try to fly out of smaller airports.
Aircraft Mechanic: I'm thankful there are two engines.
Billionaire: I fly out the airfield in my backyard and I have my own pilots and mechanics. I don't know what your problem is.
Tourist: I'm fucked if I'm visiting the US.
Businessman: I'm fucked if I'm doing business in the US.
Skilled worker: I'm fucked if I'm working in the US.
Should probably never visit a country in turmoil.
Without really good reasons.
Every day is a new crisis or warning sign.
And with each day more people wake up and are scared.
So the fear and anxiety keep building and building.
NATO is having to spend vital resources protecting Greenland!
I flew to Puerto Rico from NY today and the pilot came on to reassure us that they were a very experienced flight crew on light of what has been going on the last few days.
My wife asked me this morning if we should be worried about flying to New York in March. At first I was like “no, this DEI scapegoating is bs.” Then she reminded me about the gutting of government employees and I was like “Oh, maybe.” These idiots really could screw up the airline industry
Almost ironic considering how many times they’ve been bailed out bc of their OBJECTIVELY TERRIBLE business practices.
Now there’s nothing stopping the airline industry from ending air travel in America.
So, DEI has been in place for a while and there have been no fatal commercial place accidents in 18yrs. He comes in and starts clearing house, and suddenly there is one. Sounds like DEI was keeping us safer.
Every air traffic controller in DC should walk off the job. I think we’d see some action quick if members of the House were no longer able to make it home for vacation! The effect on airlines would spread all through the economy. ATCs are quite powerful right now and should take advantage of it.
If those in charge of airlines had any courage they would cancel all flights until there are enough trained air traffic controllers and adequate coverage every shift. But they won’t. Probably cheaper to pay for the deaths than to lose $ on ticket sales.
It'd be cool if unionized pilots and flight attendants went on strike until they get verifiable proof the government's providing all the safety personnel, equipment, and oversight they're obligated to provide.
Flight crews already work in dangerous conditions. This is simply intolerable!
My husband and I are going from PA to Utah for our son's wedding. He did a quickie wedding in Vegas during the crowd strike debacle. Flying was hell.
We were still on the fence about driving or flying.
Now we are definitely driving.
It’ll put a stop to commerce as we know it because planes won’t fly. It sounds bad but I hope it fucks up our economy. The idiotic decisions just keep on coming and it’s barely been 2 damn weeks!
Considering trains might also be affected by "decisions" that likely means more road traffic, with all that implies.
Unless gas prices get so high people stay home or only "vacation" nearby and meetings go online more again.
This is part of Trump's plan to destroy America..Oh, if we had a real Congress and judiciary, they might protect the country. Oh they are truly cowards
We're never going to be able to flee - funny how that works. And those who say "can't fly for 4 years"....Unreal that you think this ends in 4 years. This IS the end.
My niece was just hired into the air traffic controller training program. We still don’t know her fate, as she has not yet heard from the hiring manager.
United Airlines, Denver to Calgary on a 737Max. Worst flight EVER. Absolutely horrible. Zero service, NEVER saw a flight attendant, knees in my chest, the pilot landed long, slammed on the brakes, nose hit the seat back ahead of me. HORRIBLE aircraft.
Administration claims flying’s still safe despite baselessly insisting that DEI policies endanger flying while actually endangering flying by forcing FAA chief to resign, freezing ATC hiring, and disbanding Aviation Safety Advisory Committee
Yep, mobility will be less.
Health will be dodgie
Dangerous disease will rise
Your money and work depleted
And expect to disrespected by other countries
Money is power. Take all money out of the stock market now. Drain your 401k and put it in a credit union. The stock market is where all of the wealth for these evil fascists is held, and we can bankrupt them. Drain your 401k and bankrupt these Nazis. Do it now. We are quickly running out of time.
Not be able to fly safely may be the least of our problems. Our entire economy is just a breath away from collapsing under the weight of the tariffs being levied tomorrow.
And here we were thinking it was unsafe to fly the route over the Middle East. Turns out it’s American airspace we need to worry about.
12 days in and Trump has destroyed trust in the USA in many ways.
US corporations cozying up to fascism because they didn’t like Biden’s tax plan is a masterclass in short-sighted greed. How will all this chaos and uncertainty impact their bottom line? Mediocrity starts at the top, and their C-suites are proof.
Creating chaos so they can say, see, govt doesn’t work and it shouldn’t be in charge. Sell it to the highest bidder (it will be worse). Why do they even want to govern? Power and greed. It’s no longer about service.
Nobody cared when Reagan fired all the air traffic controllers that went on strike for safer conditions..and replaced them with scabs.
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It was reprehensible, but Reagan at least replaced them in the same order. Unlike Twitler and the First Ket Fiend, who fired leaders across multiple agencies and left the ranks empty.
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They should organize, stand courageous, and demand the Trump admin and GOP put an end to this dangerous, Project 2025/DOGE madness!😡
The tracks are owned by the RR freight companies, who have neglected track maintenance for years.
boycott all companies that backed off on DEI
boycott all the tech companies who kissed the orange asshat's ring
boycott all airlines
But now, NOW?
That said, the idea of being on a plane and then suddenly plunging a couple of hundred feet into the Potomac River...*shivers.
Probably not.
They said better unsafe than DEI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BRHmJtX2Ao
Sarcasm...
Or the mass shootings at churches and malls?
Our so called leaders are bought and paid for
And trump doesn't care what happens
He wants to golf and let musk turn us over to Putin
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/
Oh wait, it sounds like the tariffs are going destroy the automobile industry.
Maybe we can ride bikes. Unless trump makes them illegal.
Roller skates?
With the attack on social services, your benighted nation may suffer a crime wave - people have to eat.
We’re going to wait &see but, there’s safer places to visit, so not sure we’ll ever go there now.
A pity as my wife has never been.
Smerconish
Chuck Todd
Katy Tur
David Brooks
To get into an
Airplane until
45 passes.💀🥀
Ruined and destitute, dying in plane crashes, collapse of industry, disease-ridden, uneducated and fully propagandized, poverty-stricken from tariffs….
This is the path to greatness, right?
It’s the path to cheaper eggs, right?
This is what the market taking care of safety looks like.
Airlines should react soon...
Hospitality is losing employees like it's bleeding out.
Fat cats still want service & managers will be stressed.
Airlines make no money as it is and safety will spiral.
Presiden pettyman.
Air Traffic Controller: I try to fly out of smaller airports.
Aircraft Mechanic: I'm thankful there are two engines.
Billionaire: I fly out the airfield in my backyard and I have my own pilots and mechanics. I don't know what your problem is.
Allegedly.
Businessman: I'm fucked if I'm doing business in the US.
Skilled worker: I'm fucked if I'm working in the US.
Without really good reasons.
Every day is a new crisis or warning sign.
And with each day more people wake up and are scared.
So the fear and anxiety keep building and building.
NATO is having to spend vital resources protecting Greenland!
#TrumpEconomyCrash
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admin-emails-air-traffic-controllers-quit-your-jobs/
Song by Tracy Chapman
I’m feeling this today.
It's just more political noise. Fly and focus on the real problems: Fascists.
I'm worried.
Now there’s nothing stopping the airline industry from ending air travel in America.
Flight crews already work in dangerous conditions. This is simply intolerable!
OR I can take a boat to Japan from California.
We were still on the fence about driving or flying.
Now we are definitely driving.
Unless gas prices get so high people stay home or only "vacation" nearby and meetings go online more again.
Leaving is a tough decision
Health will be dodgie
Dangerous disease will rise
Your money and work depleted
And expect to disrespected by other countries
I think I need to cancel...
12 days in and Trump has destroyed trust in the USA in many ways.
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