In Reply to: DOGE fired 400 air traffic controllers posted by Dr.J on May 12, 2025 at 22:12:45
There's plenty of sh!t over which to drag wood over the coals, but this isn't one of them. Though I've heard the number is right around 400, Duffy and wood are -- shockingly -- not lying when they said none of the firings involved Controllers. In fact, the FAA is still in the process of hiring and training new Air Traffic Controllers.
That said, the Controllers have certainly been negatively impacted by the dismissals, as those fired, (who perform critical "radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance") keep the systems Controllers rely on up and running in good order.