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Re:ATC staff shortages: 11,000 Flights Cut from NYC and DCA ... by hgsgm on Sunday April 16, 2023 @10:47PM (#35596338)
How is age (regardless of ability) a qualification?

Why can't they give an entrance test?

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Re:ATC staff shortages: 11,000 Flights Cut from NYC and DCA ... by jabroni_salad on Sunday April 16, 2023 @11:27PM (#35596563)
As you get older, your cognitive throughput is going to decrease.

They want to train you up in the money zone and then give you the boot before you decline past a certain point and cause a disaster.

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