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The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it was sharply reducing its target for air traffic control staffing ...

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The total extra spending on fuel since the start of the war in Iran has exceeded the cost of repairing the country's bridge network or overhauling its air traffic control system, according to research. ft.trib.al/UT3w2d3

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-- Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) 12:10 AM · May 18, 2026

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ATC is an ideal job for AI

#1 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-05-19 06:58 PM | Reply

ATC is an ideal job for AI
#5 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-05-19 06:58 PM

Right. Helicopters could be manuevered directly into a lane and just sit in a manner where they are unable to achieve visual contact and the systems can just lie about their altitude, direction or even location.

Hey, with the bunker complete they'll undoubtedly just shoot Trump and AI his likeness.

To prevent public events maybe override the entire internet with fake outages as they nuke Iran?

Who knows. The suicidal nature of absolute power and the blackmail to use it makes every day another wonderful secret.

Predicting Trump is like thowing-up a little bit in your mouth and then swallowing it back down.

#2 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-05-19 10:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Stated differently, reducing overtime costs is OK even if more plane accidents occur.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-15 09:02 PM

While we're out here lighting lamps. Did we first investigate what % of crashes are caused by ATC shortages or high workloads compared to all other aircraft crash factors?

I'll save you some leg work. It's < 5% as a contributing factor.

It's pilot error and bad maintenance that kill you.

#3 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-05-20 11:31 AM | Reply

As far as being the primary factor, effectively non-existent.

#4 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-05-20 11:32 AM | Reply

I guess it's time for Trump lackeys to hit the airwaves and blame Biden again.

#5 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-05-20 12:51 PM | Reply

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