1ºDa Embram What does the FAA stand for? Federal Aviation Administration. You also know that pete is part of the key Officials to the FAA right? If they have been losing ATC for a decade then in the past decade have democrats or republicans been in charge more? I'm pretty sure in the last decade Democrats have been in charge more since republicans were only in charge for a few years under trump. If we only had a few years under the republicans and the rest was under democrat control then who Is the most responsible for the past decade? By the numbers it is the democrats and yet You want to blame republicans like republicans live in your head 24/7. You are dismissed.
2ºMichael Leiter You Are Right He did have four years but he wasn't able to do anything in those four years because all that the democrats did was obstruct anything that he tried to do. If he Had 4 years in a decade To Improve it Then Tha left how many years for the democrats to be able to improve it? 6 years compared to his 4? Why haven't the democrats improved it since they have been in charge for more years than trump was in the past decade? Why haven't they fixed it in the 2 years that Biden Has Held Presidency And that the democrats have had majority in the senate? Of course you only want to look at that 4 years of trump and not the rest of the years that make up a decade.
3ºThe shortage of air traffic controllers is certainly a concerning issue for the aviation industry, and the potential cuts in service at major airports could have a significant impact on travelers. It's unfortunate that staffing levels have dropped 10% over the last decade, and it's crucial that steps are taken to address this shortage in a timely manner.
The fact that the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control is operating at about half of its target staffing level is particularly concerning, and the warning of delays amplifying by 45% is a clear indication of the severity of the situation. It's understandable that major airlines like American, United, and Delta are considering schedule cuts in order to prevent delays, but this will inevitably inconvenience passengers and disrupt travel plans.
It's important for the FAA and the union representing air traffic controllers to work together to address the shortage and find solutions to improve staffing levels. This is crucial not only for the convenience of travelers but also for the safety and efficiency of air traffic control operations. Hopefully, steps will be taken to address this issue before it has any further impact on the aviation industry.
4º"Santa concluded: “Unfortunately, FAA staffing is not keeping up with attrition. With the introduction of new technology and new entrants into the NAS [National Airspace System], we should have 1,000 more controllers, not 1,000 fewer than we had a decade ago.”
The FAA is hiring for 1,500 air traffic controller positions in 2022, and received more than 57,000 applicants for those jobs. However, applicants are put through a labyrinthine weed-out process at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center “Academy” in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma before being sent to the destination facilities where the FAA determines trainees are needed.
Applicants are not able to choose where they are sent, and are often sent away from their families and lives only to put in for transfer once training is complete after approximately three years of training. This only exacerbates the staffing crisis since these trainees who were sent to places where they do not want to live will have to be retrained for months once, or if, they manage to transfer to a facility near their families.
Many of these trainees are “washed out” or failed at one step or another in the years-long training process, so 1,500 open positions never even nearly equal 1,500 filled CPC positions in the end.
The FAA, and everyone else in the US aviation industry, have held as common knowledge for over 40 years that a staffing crisis was in the wings. After Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 striking air traffic controllers in 1981, the FAA had to massively rehire to regain a functioning NAS. Because of this, it was well-known that a huge number of controllers would retire or otherwise leave the workforce within a few years of each other."
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/08/22/airl-a22.html