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There’s a class action lawsuit against the FAA, from white men who scored 100% in the entrance exam and weren’t offered a position on the course. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/01/31/divers… (View Post)

Yes the President needed to stick to the sombre mood for much longer than he did. He was mostly just repeating what he’d been briefed, but to go on the political angle before families of the deceased… (View Post)

Oh, so this is why it got so political so quickly. https://x.com/osinttechnical/status/1884889137972466142 The number of flight slots at Reagan airport actually gets discussed by the US Senate, with … (View Post)

Well I got it very wrong yesterday about political fallout from plane crashes. Turns out there’s been a number of whistleblowers trying to get stories out about under-resourced and overworked air tra… (View Post)

There’s a long history of near-misses at Reagan, two or three in the last year alone. It’s a very complex piece of airspace and operation, that keeps getting busier. Here’s a summary of one from last… (View Post)