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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by AnimalMuppet on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:23PM (#50490887)
When the system is held together with chewing gum and 1980s-era software, when it fails, "someone screws up" is not a fair reaction. Of course it fails! The wonder is that it still mostly works.
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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by Jtsummers on Friday November 13, 2026 @06:05PM (#50491412)
> The wonder is that it still mostly works.

A lot of very hardworking people getting too little pay for something so critical while their employers (some contracting company) take a lot of profit. Eventually they burn out waiting for help and a replacement system and retire or quit, then the systems really start failing because the knowledge leaves with them.

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