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I'm not trying to influence your opinion on anything, and certainly not the gov. I posted my view on privatizing the ATC function, ie.. getting it away from the gov. Safe air transportation is statistically proven beyond doubt. That safety comes from internal checks and balances from each company and their employees. Anything can be stopped at any time to ensure standards. I know this firsthand, having served as a guy who qualifies captains and first officers on domestic and international routes. The gov monitors, but has nowhere near the talent or skills that people employed in the industry do. I have carried many of these guys in the jumpseat, supposedly doing line checks, mostly on international flights. I never had any one of them that was anywhere near the competence of the employees of the airline. They were a nuisance distraction. The US airline industry has an amazing safety record. The gov is not the reason for that, as is grossly evident in the Washington midair. Completely an FAA debacle.

When someone has anything definitive that asserts a counterfeit, non TSO part, I'll be the first to respond. All of this maintenance and parts replacements are logged and the FAA has full time people assigned to monitor it at the site, as well as pilot training and other standards. As of now, it's just uninformed people yacking.

Yes I am.

This seems to be taking a vector that is not informed. Aviation parts are subjected to what is called "technical standards order." That means that all parts used have to meet standards that are FAA governed. They can't be simply purchased from Amazon. They have to be TSO compliant, or cannot be used.

Some thoughts. Regarding age, see B-52. Introduced 70 years ago. Airplane parts are not simply purchased without having to meet standards, no matter the supplier. It appears the uncontrolled damage from the no. 1 engine impacted the no.2 engine, resulting in insufficient thrust to remain airborne. Aircraft wing mounted engines are designed to separate from the aircraft before causing damage to the wing/flight controls. It shouldn'tbe too hard to figure out why the no. 1 engine separated. Regarding insurance, I'm not sure how UPS handles this, but most US airlines, since 9-11, are self insured. Flying boxes is way more profitable than flying people, and cargo aircraft are a lot less expensive.

Living here, I don't think your view is accurate. There wasn't one time in the cycle where she had a chance. He endorsed her and provided add content for her. His legacy is just fine and I expect we will hear from him again. I for one, would be delighted if he re-emerged on the national scene. Smart. Talented. Great speaker, Natural, genuine enthusiasm. Not a career pol with debts to entrenched forces.

They have every right to be sick.

I want to have reliable, responsible, efficient air traffic control. I don't, and I firmly believe that service being removed from our federal gov and the massive costs associated would be far better if handled by the private sector. I have absolutely no doubt about that claim.

Younkin has had an extremely successful term. He would have easily been re-elected if Virginia law allowed. He has no responsibility to try to salvage a completely lethargic campaign by the state Rep Party.

They have every right to not work if not being paid. The airlines pay huge taxes to the gov for this service. They are also losing tons of money because Congress is unable to manage its responsibilities.

No worries mate. An honest overlook. The point is that we should do it and remove this function from political manipulation;

New Zealand. Australia. Canada. Germany. 100 countries. Self funded. Detached from gov funding. "Today, roughly 100 countries receive their air traffic control services from user-funded utilities. Australia, Canada, Germany, and the U.K. all have newer, more-advanced technology than our Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and all of them are self-funded and independent of government budgets. If any of their governments were to have a shutdown like ours, air traffic control would continue to operate normally." https://reason.com/2025/11/05/americas-longest-government-shutdown-shows-why-we-must-free-air-traffic-control-from-politics/ Roundy isn't bright enough to know this. Others are, and it gets this necessary system away from idiotic political manipulation.

Is this a serious question? The answer is that it works just fine in other countries, and it isn't working here, on so many levels. Not "horrible idea." Best idea.

Completely different situation. The ATC strike was an illegal violation. This is not. This is a political game using human pawns. They have every right to call in sick when the gov refuses to pay them. All the more reason to privatize the ATC function of the FAA, so it can no longer be used by stupid, reckless politicians. No matter. This tragedy has nothing to do with the FAA and looks like an uncontained engine explosion which may not have been possible to recover from, though time will tell. Engine failures are trained to all the time, and engines have kevlar to keep parts "contained." This may have been beyond that ability.

Horrible tragedy. Nothing to do with politics.