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No. of Recommendations: 2
Brad Mims, Deputy Administrator at the FAA in May 2023
https://www.threads.net/@beatcancerfdn/post/DFdYKd..."We are looking for the best and brightest to join us as air traffic controllers. We need a diverse group of air traffic controllers to bring distinct perspective to handle the ever-changing aerospace landscape. I'm calling on students and alumni from
HBCUs, Hispanic serving institutions, and tribal colleges to apply now to become air traffic controllers."
No. of Recommendations: 1
So you’re only in favor of recruiting at majority white colleges?
Not criticizing. Just pointing out a gap in your logic that is easily remedied
No. of Recommendations: 1
So you’re only in favor of recruiting at majority white colleges?
Not criticizing. Just pointing out a gap in your logic that is easily remedied - Bill
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Quite the opposite. I am pointing the gap on the part of FAA by not also extending the invitation to white guys and gals whether they have a college degree or not.
No. of Recommendations: 15
Quite the opposite. I am pointing the gap on the part of FAA by not also extending the invitation to white guys and gals whether they have a college degree or not.
And you know such an invitation was not extended- how?
In addition, you are aware that standards for admission and graduation are the same whether you are white, brown, black, red, yellow, purple, male, female (or other)
If you believe standards have been lowered, again…. You know this- how?
The only person recruiting unqualified people these days is Donald Trump.
No. of Recommendations: 2
>>Quite the opposite. I am pointing the gap on the part of FAA by not also extending the invitation to white guys and gals whether they have a college degree or not.<<
And you know such an invitation was not extended- how? - Bill
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They were absent from the FAA recruitment pitch...
No. of Recommendations: 7
They were absent from the FAA recruitment pitch...
The only recruiting pitch your news source chose to highlight, you mean
No. of Recommendations: 2
>>Quite the opposite. I am pointing the gap on the part of FAA by not also extending the invitation to white guys and gals whether they have a college degree or not.<<
And you know such an invitation was not extended- how? - BillBecause they were not included in the FAA recruitment video.
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In addition, you are aware that standards for admission and graduation are the same whether you are white, brown, black, red, yellow, purple, male, female (or other) - BillSame????
https://simpleflying.com/faa-air-traffic-controlle...The FAA Is Being Sued For Throwing Out Air Traffic Controller Applications Based On Applicants' RaceA class-action lawsuit by the Mountain States Legal Foundation has found a substantial amount of documents showing discriminatory hiring practices by the Obama-era Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initiative, which rejected qualified air traffic controllers based solely on race.
The lawsuit is led by Adam Laxalt, the Former Nevada Attorney General and co-counsel at Mountain States Legal Foundation. If it succeeds, it could set a new precedent and force companies and government agencies to hire employees based on skills, eliminating diversity quotas.
The lawsuit alleges that the FAA turned away more than 1,000 qualified air traffic controller applicants. These applicants passed the normal tests before the Obama-era FAA threw out the test results and the applicants with it.
The applicants were part of the Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI), which started in 1997. The FAA worked with colleges and universities to offer air traffic control degrees, and as a result, these graduates became the main source for hiring controllers. The program's candidates were highly qualified. They have already graduated from a 200-hour training program and achieved high scores on the AT-SAT.
No. of Recommendations: 12
Simple Flying is generally rated as unreliable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_s...In the news conference, Trump said Obama weakened standards and “I changed the Obama standards from very mediocre at best, to extraordinary. … Then they changed it back — that was Biden.” (This is false, Trump left them unchanged.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/30...FAA statement to Fox News in April 2024: "Every FAA-certified air traffic controller has gone through months of screening and training at the FAA Academy, and that is before another 18-24 months of training to learn specific regions and airspaces. There is a well-known national shortage of air traffic controllers, and the FAA has ramped up outreach to ensure no talent is left on the table. We are accelerating the pace of recruiting, training, and hiring to meet demand while maintaining the highest qualification standards."
https://www.newsweek.com/faa-reject-air-traffic-co...We need to know what actually happened and what the reasoning was. A five week course isn't very far along. But Trump lying is normal.
No. of Recommendations: 4
In the news conference, Trump said Obama weakened standards and “I changed the Obama standards from very mediocre at best, to extraordinary. … Then they changed it back — that was Biden.” (This is false, Trump left them unchanged.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/30...Trump is a low down, dirty lying SOB. But MAGA, in the bubble, just never knows, or doesn't care.
