EXCLUSIVE — Air traffic controllers are accusing the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration of prioritizing efficiency and cost-cutting over public safety, a shift that workers warn has driven morale to an all-time low and placed the flying public at heightened risk.Air traffic controllers shared those dynamics following an August interview with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford published by the Washington Examiner. More than 400 individuals who identify as FAA air traffic controllers have privately reached out to the publication since then and warned that the nation’s aviation system has reached a breaking point.
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