Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the FAA and the controllers' union.
    • Red_October@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 month ago

      Well it sure as hell isn’t goiing to encourage a new generation to undergo the difficult training for this ultra-stressful understaffed job.

      • Anissem@lemmy.mlEnglish
        5·
        1 month ago

        They need to pay them more. I also have a job like this that has had studies that show it shortens your lifespan.

  • BluefalconEnglish
    11·
    1 month ago

    Everyone say it together “FUCK YOU REAGAN!” Fuck Trump as well, just for fun.

  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zipEnglish
    21·
    1 month ago

    I’m going to be leaving the country in a few months. Legit wondering would it be safer for me to bus to Canada then take a plane out of there instead of a plane direct out of the US?

    • Fermion@feddit.nlEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      You are more likely to die from a bus crash. Highways are way more deadly per mile than airlines.

      The last time the US had a commercial airline crash with high fatalities was 16 yrs ago. While this crash is appalling, it is irrational to avoid air travel in favor of highway miles.