FAA Safety Review Team Report 11/16/2023

[Logical_Mongoose]

Summary of Recommendations starts on Page 40 for those interested.

Shocking, I know, but apparently we are critically understaffed.



Plot twist: the current hiring model isn't sufficient.



Another fun snippet that bureaucrats will likely love as a stop-gap measure: the #2 recommendation for improving staffing is to eliminate transfers to help with staffing numbers under the guise of a "temporary moratorium." No NCEPT and no replacement for it. Hope you like your level 4 for the next 15 years, you've been stop-lossed there for the good of the nation!



Other staffing recommendations include: possible affirmative-action incorporated prep school, 24/7 OKC academy, and make OKC instructors be nice.


The Number 1 Facilities and Equipment Recommendation? MORE 804's BABY!
Funding Recommendation 3 is a banger though: exempt the FAA from shutdowns.



Full report - https://www.faa.gov/NAS_safety_revi...YKQj18PNk3LAZ_uzxascfihRH2fANq8XMhSMI4ehe88eI

 

[Logical_Mongoose]

Oh, and Trish signed off on it.


Probably should have donated more to the GoFundMe if we really didn't want that 804 and transfer moratorium recommendations in the final draft.

 

[GulfCharlie]

Shocking I tell you! Absolutely shocking!

 

[spaghitty]

“when retirements and other attrition is accounted for, the [FAA’s] hiring plan produces a negligible improvement over today’s understaffed levels.” has there ever been a better time for natca to at least attempt opening up the contract? pay controllers more money and it’ll be harder for them to leave. it’s not complicated.

 

[cryhavoc478]

The transfer moratorium would just cause more CPCs to resign. If you remove the light at the end of the tunnel for those stuck at low levels (the light being decent pay at lvl 10+) there is no point in this career anymore. May as well go work for an airline making the same with less stress in an area you actually want to live.

 

[FightingIrish2012]

The more 804’s is a good but the rest sucks or is common sense conclusions (being understaffed).

Also of course NATCA endorses all that, they said so on Facebook and in their emails and “thanked” the authors of the report.

Finally, a “temporary” (probably 3-4 year) ban on transfer is coming, I’m surprised they are able to keep that so quiet.

 

[twn]

The sooner we just come to the fact that staffing will never get better, the sooner we can cope and/or move on. We are run by a bunch of inept bureaucrats who don't care.

 

[abc1234]

So if you remove transfers and still cap academy placement at level 7 and below, what's the plan to staff 8's and up lmfao

 

[AnyTrafficPleaseAdvise]

I think the only way we get better pay and QOL is a strike, and we can’t legally do that. It would take years for staffing to improve even if the FAA implemented an effective strategy immediately (we all know these clowns won’t do that).

 

[Soul_Controller]

Stop being soft about overtime

 

[twn]

Unfortunately nothing will change until two airplanes come together bc of a controller mistake. Then all hell will break loose and some light might be shined upon the staffing situation.

Simply put, nobody in charge cares enough because it's not directly affecting them.

 

[Logical_Mongoose]

So if you remove transfers and still cap academy placement at level 7 and below, what's the plan to staff 8's and up lmfao

The same way it has always been: hardship!

Also, if you 804 hard enough, there won't be any 6s, 7s, or 8s to worry about staffing. Towers, Super Tracons, and Centers only. 🤯

 

[MJ]

1 and 2 seem pretty contradictory, no?

 

[Phillytroll69]

1 and 2 seem pretty contradictory, no?

Must be streamlining where promotions aren't transfers since they mention higher level?

 

[32andBelow]

S4 is literally CTI

 

[Foppery&Whim]

S4 is literally CTI

The only diversity that matters if you can work traffic a different way that still meets separation requirements.

 

[GulfCharlie]

S4 is literally CTI

Read the second sentence in that block. I am intrigued…

 

[Foppery&Whim]

Read the second sentence in that block. I am intrigued…

Bah Gawd the BIO Q is back on the menu.

 

[32andBelow]

Did it turn out that hiring from Reddit amas wasn’t the best?

 

[Nothanks]

I heard it was a pause on transfers until every facility is above 85% staffed