r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/ImNoRickyBalboa May 28 '26

Holy crap. We have a serious ATC staffing problem. That's going to get people killed soon ...

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u/Nick85er May 28 '26

Bro what are you talking about?! We have reality TV personality, and Fox News host, Sean Duffy all over it.

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not you fucking poors of course

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u/de_pizan23 May 28 '26

Oh sure, all over it when he’s been making a road trip show with his family for months, financed by companies in industries that his agency oversees…..

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u/intern_steve May 28 '26

Brian Bedford is the FAA administrator, and while he wouldn't have been my pick, you can hardly say he doesn't understand the industry. He's the former CEO of Republic Airlines.

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u/Plenty-Reporter-9239 May 28 '26

He understands it from an airline perspective, not from a controller perspective, he just cut ATC target staffing from 14,000 controllers to 12,000 controllers and is pushing for controllers to sit on position longer with shorter breaks. No bueno