FLASHBACK: FAA turned away qualified air traffic controllers based solely on race

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• superkret@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This questionnaire with a built-in cheat code is a scandal, but it’s not the reason for the current increase in accidents - to even take the questionnaire, you already had to pass the 200 hour training and get a high result in the relevant 8h skill test.

  The main reason is the permanent understaffing in control towers.

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  • WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thanks for the info. Glad there is a lot of training thats required for the role. An 8hr test is pretty brutal.

    Being an air traffic controller is one of the most stressful jobs you can have. Hell, I wouldn’t be able to cope doing it.

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• ChadMcTruth@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  im not sure if i should be mad because im missing important information in the headline

  what race were the people who got turned away

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  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    the title is bullshit, it’s a dog whistle attack on DEI hires to draw attention away from the fact that conservative policies just killed 70 people by adding DEI initiatives and firing FAA officials.

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• TommySoda@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah but where’s the actual proof? This is an opinion piece.

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• psyklax@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No they didn’t.

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• Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  solution: complete hiring freeze.

  worked out great.

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