@anna.giaritelli: Reported by Anna Giaritelli — “EXCLUSIVE — Air traffic controllers are accusing the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration of prioritizing efficiency and cost-cutting over public safety, a shift that workers warn has driven morale to an all-time low and placed the flying public at heightened risk. Air traffic controllers shared those dynamics following an August interview with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford published by the Washington Examiner. More than 400 individuals who identify as FAA air traffic controllers have privately reached out to the publication since then and warned that the nation’s aviation system has reached a breaking point. These mounting problems have placed immense pressure on an exhausted, underpaid, and mentally stressed workforce expected to perform flawlessly every time they sit at the controls. The crisis has led to tragic and unprecedented outcomes: insiders note that suicides among controllers are eight times the national average, while tenured employees are increasingly walking away from the agency years before reaching mandatory retirement age. “We work hard every day and take a tremendous amount of pride in what we do,” one controller wrote in a text message. “Most of us are veterans. We have been completely demoralized for the past 5 years while trying to manage the busiest airspace in the world with more airplanes than any other time in aviation.” Read the full story at https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4712413/air-traffic-controllers-turn-on-faa-chief-as-tensions-boil-over-deteriorating-quality/ and search FAA or click the link in my story. #faa #airlines #dot #airtrafficcontroller #atc

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