Comment by randerson
3 months ago
ATCs have the upper hand in this negotiation because they're essential and can't be quickly replaced.
If enough ATCs quit that major airports have to be shut down or reduce flights, the airlines (and stock market) will turn against Trump pretty quickly. My guess is the going salary for ATCs is going to increase substantially once they realize they need to lure back those who quit.
I would love to see all ATCs in DC quit, and for others refuse to work there, so that Trump and Musk feel the consequences for their actions directly. Wouldn't it be great if Air Force One was stranded because of this.
> Wouldn't it be great if Air Force One was stranded because of this.
I was under the impression that AF1 flew in/out of Andrews air force base, which I (possibly naively?) assumed did not use civilian ATC. But yes, that would be great :)
https://123atc.com/facility/ADW
The US air space is civilian ATC. Air Force One couldn't go anywhere if the area control and destination airport were down.
Thank you for the info, TIL!