Yes. The sudden problems seem to be everywhere — Boeing, airlines, FAA, ATC, you name it. There seems to be one common denominator — the USA no longer being a meritocracy but hiring based on the color of your skin. That may be an unfair and crass generalization, but it’s hard to ignore the connection between Dot A and Dot B.
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And I think that FJB installed a guy who knows nothing about aircraft to run the FAA.
“the USA no longer being a meritocracy but hiring based on the color of your skin.”
It actually started in 1964 when the supremely stupid L.B.J. signed the civil rights act and that E.E.O.C. humbug began its rein over us peons.