US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week agoWhen Warning Lights Flash Red
President Trump's deployment of ICE agents at airports highlights governance failures amid rising air traffic safety concerns and recent aviation tragedies.
As of June, NWS said the aviation meteorologist workforce is down to 69 employees, partly as a result of the federal hiring freeze and separation incentive programs like deferred resignation. FAA and NWS in February agreed to a cap of 81 full-time equivalents for such positions. (In 2024, prior to the agreement, the report said that the FAA was pushing to lower that number to 71.)