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

[cigaretteman]

This seems wise!:

The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees with the Federal Aviation Administration over the weekend, just weeks after a fatal crash in Washington, D.C., exposed understaffing at the agency.

The union representing the employees called the firings a “hastily made decision” that would increase the workload of a workforce already stretched thin. The union statement referred to the D.C. crash as well as two others in recent weeks across the country as evidence that it was not the time to cut back personnel at the agency.



“This decision did not consider the staffing needs of the FAA, which is already challenged by understaffing," David Spero, the national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO, said in a statement. “Staffing decisions should be based on an individual agency’s mission-critical needs. To do otherwise is dangerous when it comes to public safety. And it is especially unconscionable in the aftermath of three deadly aircraft accidents in the past month.”

A union spokesperson said close to 300 of its members received termination notices over the weekend, and those affected worked as maintenance mechanics, aeronautical information specialists, environmental protection specialists, aviation safety assistants as well as management and program assistants.

MSN

 

[McLovin32]

Delta flight crashes at Toronto airport, all expected to survive

A Delta flight crashed upon arrival at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday and the plane was seen upside-down on the snow-covered ground.

abcnews.go.com

 

[BelemNole]

Hope Trump and President Twitler spend a lot of time flying.

 

[BelemNole]

Huh, this topic seems to be invisible to MAGA.

 

[Sullivan]

This seems wise!:

The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees with the Federal Aviation Administration over the weekend, just weeks after a fatal crash in Washington, D.C., exposed understaffing at the agency.

The union representing the employees called the firings a “hastily made decision” that would increase the workload of a workforce already stretched thin. The union statement referred to the D.C. crash as well as two others in recent weeks across the country as evidence that it was not the time to cut back personnel at the agency.



“This decision did not consider the staffing needs of the FAA, which is already challenged by understaffing," David Spero, the national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO, said in a statement. “Staffing decisions should be based on an individual agency’s mission-critical needs. To do otherwise is dangerous when it comes to public safety. And it is especially unconscionable in the aftermath of three deadly aircraft accidents in the past month.”

A union spokesperson said close to 300 of its members received termination notices over the weekend, and those affected worked as maintenance mechanics, aeronautical information specialists, environmental protection specialists, aviation safety assistants as well as management and program assistants.

MSN

Don’t panic. It works out to an average of 4-5 per state.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Jets produce harmful emissions which contribute to global warming.

Does the left support measures to reduce the carbon footprint?

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Don’t panic. It works out to an average of 4-5 per state.

Easy for you to say. Your trailer doesn't get off the ground. Hopefully a tornado will fix that for you.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

This seems wise!:

The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees with the Federal Aviation Administration over the weekend, just weeks after a fatal crash in Washington, D.C., exposed understaffing at the agency.

The union representing the employees called the firings a “hastily made decision” that would increase the workload of a workforce already stretched thin. The union statement referred to the D.C. crash as well as two others in recent weeks across the country as evidence that it was not the time to cut back personnel at the agency.



“This decision did not consider the staffing needs of the FAA, which is already challenged by understaffing," David Spero, the national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO, said in a statement. “Staffing decisions should be based on an individual agency’s mission-critical needs. To do otherwise is dangerous when it comes to public safety. And it is especially unconscionable in the aftermath of three deadly aircraft accidents in the past month.”

A union spokesperson said close to 300 of its members received termination notices over the weekend, and those affected worked as maintenance mechanics, aeronautical information specialists, environmental protection specialists, aviation safety assistants as well as management and program assistants.

MSN

LOL - You do realize not everyone who works for the FAA is a Air Traffic Controller? You realize that don't you?

 

[ConvenientParking]

Jets produce harmful emissions which contribute to global warming.

Does the left support measures to reduce the carbon footprint?

Yes, the left wing position is to let planes crash until carbon emissions are minimized. If planes keep crashing, eventually people will buy bicycles, hybrids, and EVs.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Yes, the left wing position is to let planes crash until carbon emissions are minimized. If planes keep crashing, eventually people will buy bicycles, hybrids, and EVs.

 

[Colonoscopy]

Jets produce harmful emissions which contribute to global warming.

Does the left support measures to reduce the carbon footprint?

 

[LunchBox50]

Jets produce harmful emissions which contribute to global warming.

Does the left support measures to reduce the carbon footprint?

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?

 

[bunsen82]

Don’t panic. It works out to an average of 4-5 per state.

What a dick. You seriously saying not having proper staffing levels is Ok. Have you really drunk that much of the toxic Kool-aid???

 

[bunsen82]

Jets produce harmful emissions which contribute to global warming.

Does the left support measures to reduce the carbon footprint?

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

Delta flight crashes at Toronto airport, all expected to survive

A Delta flight crashed upon arrival at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday and the plane was seen upside-down on the snow-covered ground.

abcnews.go.com

Do you know Toronto is in another country?

 

[lucas80]

How di

Jets produce harmful emissions which contribute to global warming.

Does the left support measures to reduce the carbon footprint?

How dies this action reduce the carbon footprint?
Be specific.
It’s like you aren’t even trying anymore. So flaccid.

 

[fredjr82]

I fly to Cozumel on Wednesday. If the plane goes down, at least I'll be in First Class probably drunk. I already rolled the dice with Seafood Soup for my entree

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

This thread is a perfect example of how hyperbole rules this forum.

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

 

[Sullivan]

What a dick. You seriously saying not having proper staffing levels is Ok. Have you really drunk that much of the toxic Kool-aid???

Do you overreact much?

 

[lonestar50]

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

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Ok...so what's some hard information for the thread? Hmm. The FAA currently employs approximately 45,000 people. Roughly 300 FAA workers, many of whom were probationary employees, were laid off. Oh, but the crashes! What's going on in commercial aviation?? Well, what's going on is approximately 2.9 million people fly commercially every single day resulting in 350 deaths per-year. Or, I guess I should have said over a billion people fly commercially annually. And 350 die as a result. Thanks.

 

[mnole03]

LOL - You do realize not everyone who works for the FAA is an Air Traffic Controller? You realize that don't you?

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

Who needs them.

 

[bunsen82]

Ok...so what's some hard information for the thread? Hmm. The FAA currently employs approximately 45,000 people. Roughly 300 FAA workers, many of whom were probationary employees, were laid off. Oh, but the crashes! What's going on in commercial aviation?? Well, what's going on is approximately 2.9 million people fly commercially every single day resulting in 350 deaths per-year. Or, I guess I should have said over a billion people fly commercially annually. And 350 die as a result. Thanks.

We were already in a shortage . . . we having already had some accidents recently, including where even though the staffing time levels dictated a single operator, had another person been there, could have kept better eyes and tried to have averted the crash. Airflight is supposed to be safer, do we really want to decrease the safety in the air?

Where do republicans even come from to think that this is a good idea. Other than trying to defend their supreme Overlord, this is just beyond stupid.

 

[The Tradition]

Maybe there are a bunch of incompetent clowns who need to be let go?

I don't understand the mindset that says, "more people = good"....

Great people = good

But that's not what happens in the federal government.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

We were already in a shortage . . . we having already had some accidents recently, including where even though the staffing time levels dictated a single operator, had another person been there, could have kept better eyes and tried to have averted the crash. Airflight is supposed to be safer, do we really want to decrease the safety in the air?

Where do republicans even come from to think that this is a good idea. Other than trying to defend their supreme Overlord, this is just beyond stupid.

Wow. Well, I tried.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

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

 

[Chishawk1425]

Ok...so what's some hard information for the thread? Hmm. The FAA currently employs approximately 45,000 people. Roughly 300 FAA workers, many of whom were probationary employees, were laid off. Oh, but the crashes! What's going on in commercial aviation?? Well, what's going on is approximately 2.9 million people fly commercially every single day resulting in 350 deaths per-year. Or, I guess I should have said over a billion people fly commercially annually. And 350 die as a result. Thanks.

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

 

[gohawks50]

Maybe there are a bunch of incompetent clowns who need to be let go?

I don't understand the mindset that says, "more people = good"....

"Great people = good"

But that's not what happens in the federal government.

If the firings were based on performance, you might have a point.

 

[fredjr82]

Ok...so what's some hard information for the thread? Hmm. The FAA currently employs approximately 45,000 people. Roughly 300 FAA workers, many of whom were probationary employees, were laid off. Oh, but the crashes! What's going on in commercial aviation?? Well, what's going on is approximately 2.9 million people fly commercially every single day resulting in 350 deaths per-year. Or, I guess I should have said over a billion people fly commercially annually. And 350 die as a result. Thanks.

I liked it better when you tried to fight @Here_4_a_Day

Much less of a stick in the mud

 

[Chishawk1425]

I liked it better when you tried to fight @Here_4_a_Day

Much less of a stick in the mud

Hard to get the GOP stupid out of folks

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

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?

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

I liked it better when you tried to fight @Here_4_a_Day

Much less of a stick in the mud

Did I do your dirty work showing up there?

 

[Twoooooooo]

Do you know Toronto is in another country?

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

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Hard to get the GOP stupid out of folks

What's stupid about what I posted? I posted facts. They're not hard to find.

 

[FlickShagwell]

 

[fredjr82]

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?

In the grand scheme of things probably not. But this is just another dumb thing that Trump does. How about the NNSA firings? Whoops, wasn't supposed to do that! Also we're not really sure how to get a hold of them to tell them to come back!?! Would they even want to?!?

So sure 300 FAA interns being fired, isn't going to make planes fall out of the sky but firing another group may just lead to some pretty big issues. I guess you like FAFO? Most don't

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

So sure 300 FAA interns being fired, isn't going to make planes fall out of the sky

This is really all you had to say. And it's all I care about in the thread. Thanks.

 

[fredjr82]

This is really all you had to say. And it's all I care about in the thread. Thanks.

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!?!?

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

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!?!?

Wow. See post #38.