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Why isn't air traffic control run by the military in the US like it is in other countries?

• wombatpm 2y ago
  In the 1980’s Reagan fired all members of PATCO, the air traffic controller union and replaced them with military personnel until a new cohort could be trained.
  • p_l 2y ago
    And the military traffic controllers were not ready for civilian traffic
    • wombatpm 2y ago
      I remember It was mess. I believe some PATCO members were allowed to reapply for jobs, but most were banned.
• viraptor 2y ago
  Is that actually common? I did a spot check of few big ones and couldn't find an example.
  • hiatus 2y ago
    I'm not sure it is common. I was thinking about Brazil when I made this comment but further review makes me believe it is not all that common worldwide.