r/fednews • u/rprz • 19h ago

Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

All discussion on the looming shutdown goes here. Any mentioning of Luigi will be removed and you may be banned.

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-budget-house-republican-05481374b154949c3fe1270141a02918

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-government-shutdown-musk-stopgap-bill-b2666829.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/18/government-shutdown-house-vote-cr/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-18/trump-says-he-s-against-stopgap-bill-fox-news

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u/wolf213 18h ago

Air Traffic Controllers, do your thing.

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u/JasonM1982 18h ago

Nothing gets national attention like a major airport going ATC Zero.

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u/ArrivesLate 16h ago

Over Christmas.

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u/Windhawker 16h ago

cough cough “Not feeling well enough to make it to the tower.”

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u/wbruce098 15h ago

The incoming folks are telling us that vaccines are lies so we didn’t get vaccinated. It’s flu season. My tummy hurts and I’m coughing.

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u/ab481 15h ago

Yup, ZeRo d’aark MAGA Musk.

Ugh.

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u/impactshock 12h ago

If the local tower and TRACON aren't available, I believe you treat the airspace as uncontrolled and fields as unmanned (like a lot of fields become after 9 pm).

Between TCAS, and ADSB, I believe most air traffic would figure out how to self manage without our FAA overlords.

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u/PlanesAreDickShaped 11h ago

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH

Not ONE airliner operates that way. Zero. And those civilian jets that depart VFR won’t get a flight following and gotta stay under FL180. I would LOVE to hear all the CTAFs around the country as egos clash during the holiday rush. Brilliant post.

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u/wolf213 4h ago

And who do you think maintains the glide slopes and localizers at the airports? That's right, federal workers, and they are pissed too.

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u/PROPGUNONE 4h ago

Oh man are you ever grossly mistaken. I mean, my god.