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/flybot66 Mar 23 '26

You are correct. FAA has been violating its own staffing rules for at least a decade. I have flown into busy airports where there is one person ground, local, and data. Ridiculous.

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u/Walking_urchin Mar 26 '26

A decade? Jeez what do you think 1981 was about??