Hundreds of FAA employees are let go as Trump's mass layoffs continue

[BelemNole]

How about a response, Belem? Some real input on the matter.

Sorry, I thought laughing at your comments got the point across.

FAA is currently understaffed - as was pointed out during the DC crash. Now President Twitler has fired even more staff.
You're contributions so far have been - "well, it's not a lot of people overall!" and "it wouldn't have stopped the existing crashes!"
So...what do you want me to do other than laugh at you trying to defend the indefensible and build straw men?

 

[jonesy5960]

You realize the flight originated in Minneapolis. Not sure what point youre trying to make. Do better…dip shit

Hey now. Show some respect. You're insulting the reigning WPOTY for 2024.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Sorry, I thought laughing at your comments got the point across.

FAA is currently understaffed - as was pointed out during the DC crash. Now President Twitler has fired even more staff.
You're contributions so far have been - "well, it's not a lot of people overall!" and "it wouldn't have stopped the existing crashes!"
So...what do you want me to do other than laugh at you trying to defend the indefensible and build straw men?

How safe is commercial aviation in the United States, Belem? Can you describe the redundancy?

 

[Twoooooooo]

Hey now. Show some respect. You're insulting the reigning WPOTY for 2024.

For as dumb as they are on every post I have to believe they reside in Carter Lake

 

[fredjr82]

Wow. See post #38.

I'd run like a toddler from those questions too! Must. Defend. Trump. Let me guess? Didn't vote for him did you? LOL!

 

[Arbor1]

Turning away qualified white applicants because of dei will reduce the applicant pool. 🤷‍♂️

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

I'd run like a toddler from those questions too! Must. Defend. Trump. Let me guess? Didn't vote for him did you? LOL!

I'm not defending Trump! I'm asking for some real conversation. Just be real.

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

You realize the flight originated in Minneapolis. Not sure what point youre trying to make. Do better…dip shit

Maybe...................................the crash occurred on 0 canaDUH, you ****ing tubesteak? JFC.......

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

Sure, turn the other way on this one. You turned away at NNSA. Turned away at counterintelligence being leaked. But hey, **** the FAA interns, amirite!?!?

You're slipping, Sis! It's going to get a whole lot worse [for you and your ilk] before it gets better. lol

 

[Hammerhead02]

Maintenance mechanics seem like a good group of workers to let go

It's not like they are in demand.

 

[fredjr82]

I'm not defending Trump! I'm asking for some real conversation. Just be real.

Real conversation? You just avoided a question on why other employees have been fired. Some that were incorrectly fired. If it turns out these 300 were incorrectly fired (like many other things he's gotten wrong in 3 weeks) will you be back to say you were wrong?

 

[Hammerhead02]

Let me try and understand this from the POV of the thread's liberal posters...keeping the 300 employees that were laid off would have helped to reverse the rash of deaths currently going on in commercial aviation. Is that a fair statement?

Not liberal. However, the admin is laying off a group of workers that are in high demand and in definitely need. You might want to explain the reasoning for letting them go. It will cost more money to replace them as it will be needed. It couldn't have anything to do with Trump being wrong about the previous incident.

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

Maintenance mechanics seem like a good group of workers to let go

Links?

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

Not liberal. However, the admin is laying off a group of workers that are in high demand and in definitely need. You might want to explain the reasoning for letting them go. It will cost more money to replace them as it will be needed. It couldn't have anything to do with Trump being wrong about the previous incident.

Links to the importance of who is being laid off?

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Real conversation? You just avoided a question on why other employees have been fired. Some that were incorrectly fired. If it turns out these 300 were incorrectly fired (like many other things he's gotten wrong in 3 weeks) will you be back to say you were wrong?

My thoughts are this: The FAA is an enormous agency with multiple layers of safety built into handling and controlling commercial aviation. That's a fact. The safety of commercial aviation in the United States is currently so beyond the risk of accident, hull loss or death, that a person could fly every second of every day for the rest of their life and not die on a plane. That's another fact. Thanks.

 

[NorthEndzoneCrew]

I had a MAGA cult member straight up tell me to my face they were not firing any people at agencies that are necessary like the FAA….I showed them the literal reports and their response was, “well they were most likely the DEI hires and not necessary…”

I’m fully at the point this country needs to hit a power reset…maybe whatever rises afterwards can be better than this version.

 

[fredjr82]

My thoughts are this: The FAA is an enormous agency with multiple layers of safety built into handling and controlling commercial aviation. That's a fact. The safety of commercial aviation in the United States is currently so beyond the risk of accident, hull loss or death, that a person could fly every second of every day for the rest of their life and not die on a plane. That's another fact. Thanks.

Still can't answer the question.

As long as a plane doesn't crash, it's justified in your mind. Brilliant take.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

Right, many of these people were technicians and engineers who manage the equipment used by air traffic control.

Who needs them.

Share the list?

 

[fredjr82]

Share the list?

Rolling Stone spoke with an FAA employee affected by the DOGE. The employee worked in airman certification, ensuring pilots are medically certified to fly — a critical role, given an existing pilot shortage. “We were already behind,” the employee said. “The pilots already complained that there’s a shortage in getting their medical certification [approved]. It’s just going to be put further behind now.” The employee said the FAA layoffs came as a surprise: “I don’t think we expected it to happen to us, especially with all the aviation crashes and things going on, all the safety issues that are already out there.”

Link

 

[Chishawk1425]

 

[fredjr82]

My thoughts are this: The FAA is an enormous agency with multiple layers of safety built into handling and controlling commercial aviation. That's a fact. The safety of commercial aviation in the United States is currently so beyond the risk of accident, hull loss or death, that a person could fly every second of every day for the rest of their life and not die on a plane. That's another fact. Thanks.

As you should have known. Duped again. How many more times? You probably don't want to read that link.

Hundreds of “probationary” FAA employees have received pink slips, amid an Elon Musk-led initiative to slash the size of the federal workforce. But at the same moment the agency is being hollowed out, Musk himself may be poised to profit. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted on X, formerly Twitter, that employees from Musk’s company SpaceX will be touring an air-traffic-control command center on Monday to “envision how we can make a new, better, modern and safer system.” (Musk responded enthusiastically: “SpaceX engineers will help make air travel safer.”)

Link

 

[NoWokeBloke]

I’m fully at the point this country needs to hit a power reset…maybe whatever rises afterwards can be better than this version.

That's what Trump is literally doing. You should be ecstatic.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

As you should have known. Duped again. How many more times? You probably don't want to read that link.

Hundreds of “probationary” FAA employees have received pink slips, amid an Elon Musk-led initiative to slash the size of the federal workforce. But at the same moment the agency is being hollowed out, Musk himself may be poised to profit. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted on X, formerly Twitter, that employees from Musk’s company SpaceX will be touring an air-traffic-control command center on Monday to “envision how we can make a new, better, modern and safer system.” (Musk responded enthusiastically: “SpaceX engineers will help make air travel safer.”)

Link

Sounds like a reasonable idea, Genius Engineers utilized to improve on the crap hole process that Biden left our nation in.

 

[BelemNole]

How safe is commercial aviation in the United States, Belem? Can you describe the redundancy?

Less safe today than yesterday.

 

[fredjr82]

@CallingADeerAHorse

When you get to this one laugh away you cvnt

🖕

 

[bunsen82]

Calling a deer a horse the new maga/russian/ryan alt?

 

[fredjr82]

Calling a deer a horse the new maga/russian/ryan alt?

Name is probably some edgy way to hate trans people. Insecure cvnt at that

 

[joelbc1]

You were one of the most exceptional trolls on this board, but now you've become Ken Griffey Jr. with the White Sox.

Also: Are you admitting the existence of climate change?

“Kenny Griffey Jr. with the White Sox” holy shit !!?? That is an instant HROT classic!
Well done Lunch Box…. Well done! That will give you automatic consideration for the HROT HofF! Maybe even serious Mt. Rushmore material…

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Less safe today than yesterday.

Utter bullshit.

 

[Hammerhead02]

Utter bullshit.

Can you answer why this is a good decision to get rid of 300 aviation mechanics?

 

[fredjr82]

Utter bullshit.

So you think this makes the FAA safer than previously? The same amount? It certainly isn't safer from the quote below


Rolling Stone spoke with an FAA employee affected by the DOGE. The employee worked in airman certification, ensuring pilots are medically certified to fly — a critical role, given an existing pilot shortage. “We were already behind,” the employee said. “The pilots already complained that there’s a shortage in getting their medical certification [approved]. It’s just going to be put further behind now.” The employee said the FAA layoffs came as a surprise: “I don’t think we expected it to happen to us, especially with all the aviation crashes and things going on, all the safety issues that are already out there.”

 

[fredjr82]

Utter bullshit.

Real conversation?

 

[Chishawk1425]

Less safe today than yesterday.

✔️

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Real conversation?

Yep.

See Live How Many Planes Are Flying Right Now

www.traveller365.com

 

[Hammerhead02]

Real conversation?

Unfortunately, Elon is running DOGE like Twitter. The easy way to save many is to fire employees. Damn the losses that are incurred.

 

[fredjr82]

Yep.

See Live How Many Planes Are Flying Right Now

www.traveller365.com

Quit dodging the below

So you think this makes the FAA safer than previously? The same amount? It certainly isn't safer from the quote below


Rolling Stone spoke with an FAA employee affected by the DOGE. The employee worked in airman certification, ensuring pilots are medically certified to fly — a critical role, given an existing pilot shortage. “We were already behind,” the employee said. “The pilots already complained that there’s a shortage in getting their medical certification [approved]. It’s just going to be put further behind now.” The employee said the FAA layoffs came as a surprise: “I don’t think we expected it to happen to us, especially with all the aviation crashes and things going on, all the safety issues that are already out there.”

 

[The Tradition]

Quit dodging the below

LOLOLOLOL!!!!!

"Rolling Stone talked to a disgruntled government employee who complained about the workload."

Really?

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

I think the layered safety redundancy of the FAA and commercial aviation makes the layoff of 300 employees meaningless. That’s basically it. Listen to yourself! Tens of thousands of planes will fly this week without your 300. And on and on and on and on. And not one of them will crash. Thanks.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

This shouldn't be happening. Period is the correct answer

LOL - Promises Made - Promises Kept.

 

[joelbc1]

Can you answer why this is a good decision to get rid of 300 aviation mechanics?

Too much “regulation”!