When most people go to the airport, they're preoccupied with checking their bags, getting their boarding pass, getting to the correct gate, and figuring out whether their carry-on will fit in the overhead bin. They don't care about what goes on behind the scenes in air traffic control.
Until recently, passengers didn't have to think about the strangers atop the towers tasked with keeping an eye on planes on the ground or in the air to make sure they didn't collide. They have always trusted that these people are highly qualified and can keep them safe.
Unfortunately, long gone are the days when air traffic controllers blindly trusted that they had a firm grip on the reins. Blaze TV Stu Bruguiere reveal everything In the latest Blaze Originals documentary.
“Over the past year, the number of close calls between commercial airliners has skyrocketed to nearly three per week,” Bruguiere said.
What has changed?
Stu traveled to Chicago, South Florida, Denver, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C., meeting with experts in the field and government officials to find answers to those questions.
His findings were dire and mixed.
From severe staff shortages and absurd DEI hiring policies to outdated technology and a seemingly intractable Federal Aviation Administration, 45,000 daily flights, 3 million travelers, and 29 million square miles of airspace. The people in charge of the are not in a position to continue to protect the safety of our skies. .
We can't help but wonder. It's been 15 years since the last commercial airliner crash, but is the golden age of aviation coming to an end?
Stu digs into aviation infrastructure scandals that no one cares about.
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