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Originally Posted by dino7c
sounds like cuts are the last thing they need
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Multiple reports have pointed out that there is no evidence controllers were fired.
Many US facilities (also Canada) have been understaffed for many years. DCA tower had barely more than half of what they need a year and a half ago.
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Chronic understaffing has plagued the Reagan National control tower, with only 19 fully certified controllers as of September 2023—far below the FAA and controllers’ union target of 30, according to a report from Fox News.
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https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/...gton-dc-crash/
Also of note is that 2024 had the most FAA hires of the last decade.
DEI had no impact on hiring, which makes the Trump comments even more dumb:
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DEI and any similar programs do not apply to air traffic control hiring, though -- no one is given preferential treatment for race, sex, ethnicity or sexual orientation, a former FAA official told ABC News.
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I'm reading a random tweet here with 25,000 likes that says 3,000 controllers were fired... and the actual number is zero.