Today's aviation mishap

In related but probably technically off topic events… hmmm, wonder why this particular ad was showing up in my facebook feed :thinking:

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fozzy-ffs

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Elon Musk Pleads For Retired Air Traffic Controllers To Come Back To Their Awful Jobs

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Yr doin’ a heckuva job, drumpfy!

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https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/united-airlines-flight-returns-ohare/

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No. Next question?

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I would add:

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As if that wasn’t eye rolling enough, there’s this line at the end of the article:

If he can’t force retired FAA employees to return to service, the public will simply have to live with a level of danger in commercial air travel that hasn’t been seen for decades.

Really? Those are the only two choices we have? Because I’m more than reasonably sure we have lots of other options available that doesn’t end with increased danger in commercial air traffic or musk retaining any semblance of power.

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I guess I’ll just have to raft out of this hellscape.

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Well should fly isn’t the same as “absolutely don’t.” My taste for flying was severely soured after 9/11, but I would still fly occasionally. (Although after I started transitioning, I stopped flying completely.)

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Scene: Local pub last night, older, friendly crowd, live music.

Friend of ours, to a woman up with whom a conversation had been struck: You look familiar.
Reply: Maybe, I’m a flight attendant on Air Canada, have been for the past 30 years.
Friend: Which routes?
Reply: redacted.
Me: So you get to avoid :us: airspace, eh?
Reply: :roll_eyes: Don’t even get me started…

Narrator: Clearly there was much to say, but it was not the time.

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Air India flight to Delhi makes emergency U-turn to Chicago after 11 out of 12 toilets clog: ‘A new low bar for customer service’

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A video shared by an X user has gone viral; see the clip here.

Oh um, I think I’m good, thnx. :nauseated_face:

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Viral, in the norovirus sense

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