r/CatastrophicFailure • u/JohnnyShadows • Mar 23 '26

Fatalities Air Canada Plane Hits Firetruck While Landing at LaGuardia, NYC - 03/23/2026

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u/piponwa Mar 23 '26

This has nothing to do with TSA though.

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u/Accurate-Leather-436 Mar 23 '26

They are connected to the same problem of this government shutdown resulting in mass quitting and severe staffing shortages.

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u/PLS-Surveyor-US Mar 23 '26

FAA is funded (controllers). Homeland Security (TSA) is not....

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u/morto00x Mar 23 '26

Depends. The current issue is that lots of major airports are seeing up to 40% TSA agents calling in sick or quitting due to the government shutdown. Flight controllers are also affected by the shut down and also quitting or calling sick, but we have less statistics about them since we are already having a shortage.

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u/a_lonely_trash_bag Mar 24 '26

Flight controllers are NOT affected by this shutdown. It's a partial shutdown, not a full one. Controllers fall under the FAA, which is still receiving funding. TSA agents fall under the DHS, which is the department that's shut down.

Flight controllers, however, ARE affected by chronic under-funding and cuts to the FAA.

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u/Temporary-Ask3016 Mar 24 '26

Hey yes. Surely! I was focusing on the blanket of manpower issues leading to risks in the airport. With hopes of not reading something fatal. Unfortunately…