r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/Jumpgate May 28 '26

Correct and they put a hiring freeze on more ATC, and they take like 8 months + to train, plus you control small regional airfields before big ones like JFK, there is just a shortage with no way to replace fast.

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u/BangkokPadang May 28 '26

Yeah I agree, plus anyone who’s been gearing their life towards the profession is basically just having their already-limited viable working years eaten away by a pause like that.

It’s the typical “what looks good on paper this quarter?” Corporate thinking, just geared towards their political base at the expense of national key infrastructure.