Following the tragic American Airlines Flight 5342 disaster that killed 67, the FAA faced intensified challenges. President Trump's remarks linking the disaster to diversity programs led to employee backlash, with some executives resigning. On the same day, a buyout program was initiated, encouraging FAA staff to leave for private-sector jobs. More than 1,300 employees accepted, including 100 air-traffic controllers, raising alarms about understaffing and safety risks. Internal reports indicated urgent staffing needs, highlighting the precarious state of FAA operations amidst these issues.
"The way to greater American prosperity is encouraging people to move from lower productivity jobs in the public sector to higher productivity jobs in the private sector," urged the email, sent to all federal workers.
"Interest in the offer among air-traffic controllers was alarming, agency officials told me, because an internal FAA safety report had found that staffing was critical to safety standards."
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