Reply to Given 100s of FAA firings today - is it safe for international family to fly into Fulles?

Forum Index » Travel Discussion

Reply to "Given 100s of FAA firings today - is it safe for international family to fly into Fulles?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dulles itself is no worse off than any US airport but I can't say I'm particularly excited about getting on any plane at the moment.

I think this goes to a deeper point that lots of people thought Trump would just screw over DC and federal workers, especially the ones like FAA, TSA, and NPS that they've targeted are nationwide. This is going to be an issue across the country.[/quote]

Yes agree that US air safety across the border is [b]impacted by firing hundreds of air safety controllers. 
[/b]
The fired FAA workers include systems specialists, safety inspectors, maintenance mechanics, administrative staff and more.
 [/quote]

Link.  Not according to Sec. DOT.[/quote]

It is basic logic that firing hundreds of FAA workers when the agency is already understaffed does not bode well for air safety.

Head of Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union Alex Spero
Said that the mass firings of FAA workers affected include systems specialists, safety inspectors, maintenance mechanics and administrative staff. Spero noted that the FAA is "already challenged by understaffing", and that the decision to cut staff was "unconscionable in the aftermath of three deadly aircraft accidents in the past month", including the crash near Washington DC's Ronald Reagan airport, in which 67 people were killed.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9y1e1kpjo.amp

Trump Administration Begins Firing Hundreds of FAA Staff Despite Recent Safety Concerns

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association said in a brief statement Monday it was “analyzing the effect of the reported federal employee terminations on aviation safety, the national airspace system and our members.”

https://time.com/7253007/trump-doge-fires-faa-federal-aviation-administration-flight-safety-concerns/#

https://apnews.com/articledoge-faa-air-traffic-firings-safety-67981aec33b6ee72cbad8dcee31f3437

https://www.wlbt.com/video/2025/02/18/hundreds-faa-workers-fired-causing-public-safety-concerns/#

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9y1e1kpjo.amp
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics