mandy brownAug 21, 2023
Direct line from Reagan killing the air traffic controller’s strike in the 80s to dangerous conditions today. Strong unions protect us all. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/21/business/airline-safety-close-calls.html?unlocked_article_code=XrSjG0cMenhh60LSk2VrA1wR50KqiEACS4BGkT9rsX630TpG9HBB3umeYbpoynosIaiHHY9HGyc5JqhKCmMHtEy09dZ3xnWiLtMiJSy8jw-5muyHeyTWd78VMpA2WAR6xaUkc8_VlLlcMY2V2LnW4KxDrq15t5ppbp2emIlp_2r-qdPywqTBe8Ijov8X3w_KdAQYvLP8QDnLSoSnxbC1D54uz9GGSQsUVFQuRrJ6go5kUMFAe3yU1_V3hEB9uDFmR-tZB-M3Y9zG1SHGZeT5IOOSKYMv3ek9aOYUKomgaIZV_s-LxaTfOssg-xZpKePa6m04yc_bcpYly-u5KpA6Fq0EiT-Ei5ZduXsvQxzSq40lOjuJig&smid=url-share
Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known

Near misses involving U.S. commercial airlines happen on average multiple times a week, a New York Times investigation found.

The New York Times
Show threadMichael
@aworkinglibrary @cainmark Thank you for saying that! To this day I refuse to call DCA anything but Washington National Airport. Renaming it was peak Republicanism: pure spite.
Aug 21, 2023 at 3:37pmWeb
Show threadStu Duerson, machina exo deusAug 21, 2023

@MPgh @aworkinglibrary @cainmark

Same here. From the cockpit. It never seemed to phase them, but some other pilots would go nuts over it. To drive the point home, every once in awhile, I'd check in to JFK with "Idlewild."

I didn't discriminate with vanity naming.