Wonder why your flight is in danger of a collision, on the ground and in the air? A dearth of controllers is the problem. "The roots of the current staffing shortage date to the early 1980s, when the Reagan administration replaced thousands of controllers who were on strike." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/21/business/airline-safety-close-calls.html?unlocked_article_code=20vZPcf96k4JkK0wol_KVuI3L6G9Aq0XL415M62bmy3ZOkMFjfIjYHa34g-b3EIRzcOJ3iylYAhusdrmaVXIe61aq7fzygJVW1Sv3xT_13ymKBOQ7sTZo9g3ugjBXwfG7yrRkZYhnUDP5PYJKuMCwP9CIEzOh6LXz-0R3iYLA5gI-N92drOvEnYRWNYmtyf_DN_ffk8_Zjwkv1lS_74DswfGWDHYIP0Lyw1chuoYtsRt2TxcU6QM9Und1GKPe0M5lec-NnQb-NKPP_K_TkcAdSKXYObr7ab9Rzes7L2Uicskvm6l6rV9Y_2A7kYFB6iW49d3DSPdSxq0LhR3iRCmk9YAIRGggUcm0jIWtzn_GzAOxn2hYms&smid=url-share (Paywall free)