controllers.
From rawstory
In the wake of several plane crashes and near-misses, the man now famed for slashing the federal workforce is now trying to make it larger in the most "inane" way possible, according to a piece in The New Republic.
On Thursday, Elon Musk put out the call for retired air traffic controllers to rejoin the labor pool.
"There is a shortage of top notch air traffic controllers," Musk posted to X. "If you have retired, but are open to returning to work, please consider doing so."
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Olmsted called Musk's efforts to lure back the highly-skilled workers "unserious," but stated, "the problem straining air traffic control towers is anything but."
She cited a 2023 New York Times report stating that "nearly every air traffic control site in the country was understaffed, leading to the staffers in the high-stress position being overworked. After a deadly plane crash at the Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., earlier this month, the Timesreported that its air traffic control tower had a staff of 19 controllers—as opposed to the 30 recommended by the FAA and controllers’ union."