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John PfaffThere was ONE ATC in the tower at LGA during last night's crash.
ONE ATC, at LGA!, dealing w ALL air and ground traffic, including a plane filling w a strange smell and no gate to return to.
The Pentagon wants $200B for a vanity war, but our ATC towers are empty.
Budgets are moral documents.
I wish that Pentagon request would silence any sort of "we can't afford ..." (I know it won't.)
If we can find $200B to sooth the ego of sundowning narcissist, we can afford to fund ANYTHING. Including air traffic control.
EVERY aspect of degraded service we see is a CHOICE.
Additional source (linked to in the Jalopnik piece) about the one controller point.
abc7ny.com/post/laguard...
A view from an aviation expert that suggests one is unusual but not extremely so.
But still unusual, even with light traffic. And this seems to suggest why.
And, again, in the grand scheme of the federal budget, and our $200B vanity war request, a drop in the bucket to add one more at LAGUARDIA.
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Rupert V/@johnpfaff.bsky.social "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-- U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
How about we Make Republicans Great Again and then work on the rest of America?
Tanek Rune@johnpfaff.bsky.social
Don't forget that all the cuts to staffing were in the name of cutting all that "wasteful" government spending. Certainly, all the people chancing air travel right now must be so glad the money was pulled from their safety and put towards ICE operations, missiles, and warships.
Don't forget that all the cuts to staffing were in the name of cutting all that "wasteful" government spending. Certainly, all the people chancing air travel right now must be so glad the money was pulled from their safety and put towards ICE operations, missiles, and warships.
Shawn Harder@johnpfaff.bsky.social
That is OUTRAGEOUS!!! One ATC on duty at LaGuardia?
That is OUTRAGEOUS!!! One ATC on duty at LaGuardia?
Tom BortelsOne ATC anywhere is insufficient. ATCs are human and need restroom breaks and other time; if the airport cannot be left unmanaged, you should have multiple staff.
The folks who run La Guardia should know better. In fact, they do. Blame lies squarely on their shoulders.