Originally Posted by Turbosina

24 hours after PSA 5342 went down, the Trump administration sent a government-wide email, including to every controller employed by the FAA, encouraging them to quit their government jobs and seek employment in the private sector. Verified by multiple news sources.

"“We encourage you to find a job in the private sector as soon as you would like to do so,” the email declared. “The way to greater American prosperity is encouraging people to move from lower productivity jobs in the public sector to higher productivity jobs in the private sector.”

Two friends of mine are controllers. This morning, both of them confirmed that they, as well as everyone in their facilities, received the email.

https://nypost.com/2025/01/31/us-new...-crash-report/

No matter your political stance...as pilots who depend on professional controllers every minute we're out on the line, how any of us could support such an action is utterly beyond my comprehension.