Latest Breaking News

BumRushDaShow

(148,782 posts) Sat Feb 1, 2025, 06:45 AM Feb 1

Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government [View all]

Source: Yahoo! News/AP

Fri, January 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM EST

Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal Aviation Administration were sent an offer to resign with eight months' pay.

The union for air traffic controllers recommended to its members that they not accept Tuesday’s offer, because the FAA had not decided which positions would be included in the resignation plan.

An official for the Office for Personnel Management, the U.S. government's human resources arm, said Friday that controllers weren't eligible for the resignation plan or subject to the hiring freeze across much of the rest of federal government.

The crash Wednesday that killed all 67 people on board an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has renewed focus on the real-world implications of President Donald Trump's push to slash the federal bureaucracy.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/air-traffic-controllers-were-initially-234731295.html

43 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 1 OP

So .... to replace air traffic controllers, Eloon has self-flying software? bucolic_frolic Feb 1 #1

Maybe not being able to fly is part and parcel of their destruction of America. LiberalLoner Feb 1 #2

Only the ULTRA RICH will be able to afford to fly by end of this year. Attilatheblond Feb 1 #11

So they don't need air traffic controllers? ananda Feb 1 #21

When only the most wealthy can afford to fly, they will have their own, smaller group of ATCs Attilatheblond Feb 1 #23

Privatized ATC not fooled Feb 1 #33

More than one way to close the borders Lars39 Feb 1 #15

Nah, but he does have hallucinating AI to replace those pesky Air Traffic Controllers! Bernardo de La Paz Feb 1 #6

The broligarch thinks AI will replace everything Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 1 #13

Not understanding how anything actually works and blundering from disaster to disaster. paleotn Feb 1 #16

Nah...Eloon figures he'll get new ATC people for $10 bucks per hour Bengus81 Feb 1 #19

The tech bros will use AI or something IronLionZion Feb 1 #27

At some point customerserviceguy Feb 1 #38

Chronic understaffing is a problem with ATCs IronLionZion Feb 1 #3

So they rescinded their offer Puppyjive Feb 1 #4

They didn't rescind it, they only made it appear like they did. KPN Feb 1 #28

Houston, we have a problem Puppyjive Feb 1 #5

Paging key democrats. Communicate the urgent need for truthtellers, the ATCs on site to explain cause of absence lostnfound Feb 1 #7

Whether that specifically is the reason -- went home because of the stress and ditraction of KPN Feb 1 #30

WHERE THE HELL IS CONGRESS???????? This should be bothering Republicans, too. Vinca Feb 1 #8

Especially those who insisted on direct flights from their states to DCA so they don't have to deal with hubs Attilatheblond Feb 1 #12

GOP members of Congress have their *own* personal agendas they want enacted and they just needed a vehicle to get there BumRushDaShow Feb 1 #14

Chill. You're doing exactly what they want you to do. paleotn Feb 1 #17

A little better than half of Congress is likely checking with their financial managers about protecting portfolios. Attilatheblond Feb 1 #24

If it all hadn't been so dangerous it might have been funny what these pea-brained idiots tried to pull off... mpcamb Feb 1 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Rendville Feb 1 #10

SQL is not a part of NATCA bluevoter4life Feb 1 #20

Yep Aviation Pro Feb 1 #22

Thats what im afraid of bluevoter4life Feb 2 #40

How close are you to 56? Aviation Pro Feb 2 #41

I'm only 40 bluevoter4life Feb 2 #43

If ALL ATCs went on strike right now Felicita Feb 1 #29

They'd keep the system open using military controllers Aviation Pro Feb 2 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Feb 1 #18

Fault...if any take retirement without a check in hand..... Vthestate Feb 1 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Feb 1 #35

August 1981. Reagan fired 11,345 air traffic controllers. Grins Feb 1 #25

Ghosts of Republicans past .... KPN Feb 1 #32

Donald Trump does not want people to feel safe Oneear Feb 1 #26

This is huge! Every single DUer shold be thinking about calling or writing each and every KPN Feb 1 #31

At the very least... AntiFascist Feb 1 #36

Self-flying Muskovite planes. Is that our future? Postponing my air travel plans. I'm sure others are as well. Evolve Dammit Feb 1 #37

So does anyone think that the time is now to have a nationals strike................whereby turbinetree Feb 1 #39