Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee

[njbuff]

2 hours ago, sherpa said:

 

This is insane, not quite as insane as the claim that Biden was responsible for Social Security adjustments, which I believe you stated under a different user name a couple years ago.

 

Nonetheless, insane.

 

Airplanes are not falling out of the sky.

 

The FAA and air traffic control has not changed in any meaningful way since January. Completely inherited.

The good news is that is it now going to get fixed.

 

I spent 32 years in this industry, six of those as a wide body international check airman, certifying our folks as the last evaluator.

Many, many hours dealing with the FAA on so many levels; ATC issues, infrastructure, aero-medical, certification of pilots and a host of others.

The 15000+ people who subscribe to my union's website would be in complete agreement.  

The mayor from Gary was a horrible Sect. of Trans.

 

Far more concerned with DEI crap and self promotion by issuing fines than with the issues.

Despised.

 

Simply horrible, and there is no political component to that job judgement.

Never claimed by me and never asserted.

You shouldn’t engage with the mentally deranged.

 

You can NEVER win a debate/argument with a lunatic.

[Homelander]

2 hours ago, sherpa said:

 

This is insane, not quite as insane as the claim that Biden was responsible for Social Security adjustments, which I believe you stated under a different user name a couple years ago.

 

Nonetheless, insane.

 

Airplanes are not falling out of the sky.

 

The FAA and air traffic control has not changed in any meaningful way since January. Completely inherited.

The good news is that is it now going to get fixed.

 

I spent 32 years in this industry, six of those as a wide body international check airman, certifying our folks as the last evaluator.

Many, many hours dealing with the FAA on so many levels; ATC issues, infrastructure, aero-medical, certification of pilots and a host of others.

The 15000+ people who subscribe to my union's website would be in complete agreement.  

The mayor from Gary was a horrible Sect. of Trans.

 

Far more concerned with DEI crap and self promotion by issuing fines than with the issues.

Despised.

 

Simply horrible, and there is no political component to that job judgement.

Never claimed by me and never asserted.

 

You keep insisting there’s “no political component” to your meltdown, but your whole rant reads like a Fox News segment with a pilot’s license. Your history here doesn’t scream objectivity it screams contempt for anyone who doesn’t look like you.

 

Let’s talk facts. Yes, horrific plane crashes have happened under Trump 2.0. You can’t deny that. But instead of reckoning with that reality, you’re busy performing outrage gymnastics to blame anyone but the people in charge.

 

And no, you don’t get to dump decades of structural decay at one man’s feet and call yourself objective especially when Trump 1.0 had a chance to fix it and Real World bro, along with 179 Republicans voted against the bill to support the FAA in 2019. You also conveniently ignore what the Biden-Buttigieg team actually did to strengthen the agency via the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act:

• Upgrading Air Traffic Control: $5 billion over five years will modernize FAA air traffic control facilities and replace outdated infrastructure.
• Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG): $14.5 billion funds runway, taxiway, terminal, and airport transit improvements from 2022–2026.
• Airport Terminals Program (ATP): $5 billion supports terminal modernization and intermodal airport connections through competitive grants.
• Safety and Sustainability: Funding supports runway safety upgrades and eco-friendly aviation projects to reduce environmental impact.

And

• 2023: Verizon $2 Billion Contract
• 2025 Budget Proposal: The Biden administration proposed an additional $360 million for the FAA to recruit air traffic controllers and modernize outdated systems.

Also, Trump has signed 147 executive orders - not one has been directed to actually improve operational effectiveness at the FAA, but he did sign EO's on reinstating plastic straws, designating English as the official language, and renamed Gulf of Mexico.

 

What has Trump and your Fox News hire actually done to improve things at the FAA in 113 days?

 

And please, spare us the “I’ve been in the industry for 32 years” credential flex. Experience doesn’t excuse a weak argument and praising an ex-Fox News host for doing what he does well - being a TV host - it just makes you even more pathetic. 

 

What’s truly “insane” is your continuous refusal to acknowledge that Elon Musk helped gut the very agency tasked with keeping aviation safe.

 

Funny how your outrage never quite lands on the people actually breaking things. Selective much?

[sherpa]

You have gotten too absurd and ignorant to continue responding to.

 

I have never "melted down" to anything, and you are singularly not capable of prompting such a response.

 

There is nothing in the FAA  since the inauguration that had anything to do with any of those mishaps, and anyone who would suggest that is an idiot.

[Homelander]

6 minutes ago, sherpa said:

You have gotten too absurd and ignorant to continue responding to.

 

I have never "melted down" to anything, and you are singularly not capable of prompting such a response.

 

Oh, the irony - calling others absurd and ignorant while confidently shouting into the void with zero facts and maximum ego.

 

If you’re so confident in your version of reality, try backing it up with something other than personal offense and performative indignation.

 

Otherwise, I’ll take your refusal to engage as what it really is: a concession wrapped in bluster.

 

8 minutes ago, sherpa said:

There is nothing in the FAA  since the inauguration that had anything to do with any of those mishaps, and anyone who would suggest that is an idiot.

 

Right, firing 400 FAA staff had no impact. Thank God you don't fly commercial anymore; the rest of us prefer our flights delusion-free.

 

 

 

[sherpa]

1 hour ago, Homelander said:

 

Right, firing 400 FAA staff had no impact. Thank God you don't fly commercial anymore; the rest of us prefer our flights delusion-free.

 

 

 

 

You are ignorant beyond belief.

 

I follow my union's website on a daily basis.

You know, the people who do this every day, and comment on it.

You are a moron.

Uninformed, foolish and driven to nonsense based on politics without background or any knowledge.

 

A useless, uninformed goof on the subject, puking out nonsense on an issue you know nothing about.

[Albwan]

12 minutes ago, sherpa said:

 

You are ignorant beyond belief.

 

I follow my union's website on a daily basis.

You know, the people who do this every day, and comment on it.

You are a moron.

Uninformed, foolish and driven to nonsense based on politics without background or any knowledge.

 

A useless, uninformed goof on the subject, puking out nonsense on an issue you know nothing about.

He's a trolling unrelenting pos, put him on ignore, he craves attention and needs hardcore meds.

[njbuff]

13 minutes ago, sherpa said:

 

You are ignorant beyond belief.

 

I follow my union's website on a daily basis.

You know, the people who do this every day, and comment on it.

You are a moron.

Uninformed, foolish and driven to nonsense based on politics without background or any knowledge.

 

A useless, uninformed goof on the subject, puking out nonsense on an issue you know nothing about.

Did you forget?? He/she/it/transtesticle knows more about your business than you do.

 

Where have you been?? 😁

[leh-nerd skin-erd]

25 minutes ago, sherpa said:

 

You are ignorant beyond belief.

Always appreciate your input, but Homey’s ignorance is as believable now as it was when he was posting as BillStime.   He’s completely immersed in silliness.  

[Homelander]

1 hour ago, sherpa said:

 

You are ignorant beyond belief.

 

I follow my union's website on a daily basis.

You know, the people who do this every day, and comment on it.

You are a moron.

Uninformed, foolish and driven to nonsense based on politics without background or any knowledge.

 

A useless, uninformed goof on the subject, puking out nonsense on an issue you know nothing about.

 

Wow, all that rage and still not one fact to refute what I said - just union name-dropping and personal insults like that somehow substitutes for an argument.

 

You can call me names all day, but it won’t change the fact that nearly 400 FAA employees were fired under Trump’s watch, and mishaps spiked under the same leadership that you refuse to criticize. That’s not politics it’s basic accountability.

 

But hey, if screaming “moron” makes you feel smarter, go off. Just don’t confuse noise for knowledge.

 

[Homelander]

Day 113 and yes, clearly all of this is still the gay guy’s fault. Because accountability only applies to everyone except the people actually in charge now.

 

 

[sherpa]

I brought up the Newark problem in this forum years before the end of the Buttigieg era.

Last summer, you know, (if you look at a calendar was during the last administration), they realized they couldn't adequately staff the place so they turned over the TRACON (terminal radar approach control facility) responsibilities for Newark over to the Philadelphia staff. They didn't install the infrastructure necessary to handle the high speed data transfer, so we got what we got last week when screens went blank.

 

Absolutely nothing to do with the new Sect., nor was the midair in DCA.

You would have to be some new level of stupid to blame a Sect of Trans who had been on position a few months for these systemic problems.

 

But at least we changed "Notice to Airmen" announcements, required to be read prior to every flight, to "Notice to Air Missions," so we could get "men" out of the vernacular.

Of course the fact that the entire system crashed during Buttigieg's watch, resulting in a nationwide ground stop for a couple hours wasn't as important as getting rid of "men" in the title.   

[JDHillFan]

On 5/13/2025 at 10:01 PM, Homelander said:

Day 113 and yes, clearly all of this is still the gay guy’s fault. Because accountability only applies to everyone except the people actually in charge now.

 

 

The gay guy sucked at his job. 

[njbuff]

21 minutes ago, JDHillFan said:

The gay guy sucked at his job. 

He certainly did “SUCK”

[Homelander]

Amazing how fast the memory fades once the oath kicks in.

 

 

[AlBUNDY4TDS]

29 minutes ago, Homelander said:

Amazing how fast the memory fades once the oath kicks in.

 

 

What the ***** did Pete do? 

[Homelander]

Air traffic control is in chaos, and Real World bro is busy posting about Jesus like he’s running a church bulletin.

 

Maybe move competence out of the basement before you worry about the paintings.

 

 

[Homelander]

Elon’s working overtime tampering with FAA systems like it’s a game, and Real World bro is bringing Jesus back to the FAA while the stakes are literal lives.