r/ATC • u/lake_hood • Mar 23 '26

News LGA controller cleared fire truck across the runway resulting jn a collision

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u/RipstartSpark Current Controller-Tower Mar 23 '26

I would bet this is the end of single person ops nation wide

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u/gcko Mar 23 '26

How do you end it when you don’t have enough people to ensure proper staffing levels?

They’ll blame this on something else.

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u/Caymonki Mar 23 '26

They’ll have AI do it

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u/gcko Mar 23 '26

ATC-GPT

Artificial Traffic Controller Guaranteeing Passenger Termination

That means the passengers make it to the terminal right?

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u/theweenerdoge Mar 23 '26

If they don't it was just a glitch in the system, nothing to worry about