▲ 433 ▼ The FAA is set to start cutting flights to contend with delays and staffing shortages (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 9 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 84 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 41 points 8 months ago (2 children) Cut only private jets. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CatAssTrophy@safest.space 16 points 8 months ago (2 children) Upvoted you, but they frequently fly out of smaller/private airports that don't have direct ATC control anyway, so it's unlikely that's a significant contributor to a solution. Though I definitely agree it should be done at whatever scale it can be to improve general conditions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpermHowitzer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Most of the airports that private jets fly in and out of do have a tower. Also, there’s a lot of ground holds recently due to en route controller shortages which limits how much traffic can be in the air, which of course affects private jets as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rarbg@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago Yeah but lots of those towered smaller airports are staffed by contractor companies where the controllers are still getting paid normally rn permalink fedilink source parent [–] flynnguy@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago I'd imagine a lot of private jets do fly IFR though which does involve ATC. So even if they fly out of a non towered airport, they probably file their IFR plan with a towered airport and start talking to them once in the air. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago Thanks for the laugh! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CatAssTrophy@safest.space 16 points 8 months ago (2 children) Upvoted you, but they frequently fly out of smaller/private airports that don't have direct ATC control anyway, so it's unlikely that's a significant contributor to a solution. Though I definitely agree it should be done at whatever scale it can be to improve general conditions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpermHowitzer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Most of the airports that private jets fly in and out of do have a tower. Also, there’s a lot of ground holds recently due to en route controller shortages which limits how much traffic can be in the air, which of course affects private jets as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rarbg@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago Yeah but lots of those towered smaller airports are staffed by contractor companies where the controllers are still getting paid normally rn permalink fedilink source parent [–] flynnguy@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago I'd imagine a lot of private jets do fly IFR though which does involve ATC. So even if they fly out of a non towered airport, they probably file their IFR plan with a towered airport and start talking to them once in the air. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpermHowitzer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Most of the airports that private jets fly in and out of do have a tower. Also, there’s a lot of ground holds recently due to en route controller shortages which limits how much traffic can be in the air, which of course affects private jets as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rarbg@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago Yeah but lots of those towered smaller airports are staffed by contractor companies where the controllers are still getting paid normally rn permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rarbg@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago Yeah but lots of those towered smaller airports are staffed by contractor companies where the controllers are still getting paid normally rn permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flynnguy@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago I'd imagine a lot of private jets do fly IFR though which does involve ATC. So even if they fly out of a non towered airport, they probably file their IFR plan with a towered airport and start talking to them once in the air. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago Thanks for the laugh! permalink fedilink source parent