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FakeNoose

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11. Bingo - those post-Reagan AT controllers are ready to retire, or they've already quit

Reply to Doctoris Extincti (Reply #10)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 04:12 PM

Jul 17

Now who will train the new AT controllers coming up?

It would be very expensive to hire already-trained controllers from other countries. Why would they want to come HERE? They'd have to be crazy! Even if some do decide to come here, they'll need to be re-trained. And it will take a lot of money to move entire families here, get their kids settled in schools, get their spouses suitable employment, etc. Stuff like this takes years to set up.

The easiest and cheapest thing to do is get rid of Chump, and leave the FAA alone and let them do their job.

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Security experts are 'losing their minds' over Trump's latest plan to solve FAA staffing crisis [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 17 OP

Ummm, yeah ... I kinda wonder if anyone has actually clued Trump himself in on these particular plans AZJonnie Jul 17 #1

Lol NJCher Jul 17 #2

Another brilliant idea from the Let's Destroy America Committee democrank Jul 17 #3

Trump's violent immigrants taking American jobs....... Oops! Got caught up in republican 'patriotism'. Norrrm Jul 17 #4

Yeah. OldBaldy1701E Jul 17 #5

Isn't the testing and training to become an air traffic controller extremely exacting. Are the foreign hires going to ratchiweenie Jul 17 #6

Depends on just how desperate the FAA is Bayard Jul 17 #7

I try not to make sense out of nonsense. mdbl Jul 17 #8

AFAIK America was once the gold standard for air traffic control training. Trump is fool's gold. Hekate Jul 17 #9

Worth recalling is that one of the causes for the current shortage is that a large age-cohort of controllers is retiring Doctoris Extincti Jul 17 #10

Bingo - those post-Reagan AT controllers are ready to retire, or they've already quit FakeNoose Jul 17 #11

"one of the causes for the current shortage is that a large age-cohort of controllers is retiring" - *NO* BumRushDaShow Jul 17 #12

And Don't Forget ConstanceCee Jul 17 #13