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Cranky on the Web: Stress About Newark… or Maybe Not

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Brett

I’m running out of free AI queries, but this is what “cranky flier brett snyder web” produces. This is all wrong… that is not a commercial plane in the background.

Could Newark’s trouble affect your summer travels? Here’s what to know | Cruising Altitude – USA Today
Newark is a mess, but should you stress? Not really. Or, maybe. I mean, just look at radar for the Northeast on the day you’re traveling. If it’s showing green, yellow, red, or purple, you’re screwed. But otherwise, all is well. Zach Wichter put together this comprehensive piece on the state of things at Newark, and I had thoughts.

This week on The Air Show, I took a break. Actually, I had a schedule conflict, so Brian and Jon did a good Ryanair episode without me. And despite what Brian says, I have no plans for an episode breaking down every one of Lufthansa Group’s 938 subsidiaries in painstaking detail.

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5 responses to “Cranky on the Web: Stress About Newark… or Maybe Not”

  1. CraigTPA Avatar
    CraigTPA

    That picture is…unnerving. Maybe not as unnerving as the spider, but it’s just not quite human. And that facial expression does not fit with the word “cranky” at all…I’d go with “excessively medicated.”

    Your remarks on EWR make perfect sense, the traffic reduction seems to be doing what it’s supposed to do. It can’t help the overall Newark Airportishness problem that the airport has, but until people get behind my idea of the new New York Aerotropolis (formerly “Staten Island”) it can’t be helped. I’m supposed to go to the Northeast three or four times this summer, and in terms of the FAA I’m far more worried about Washington or Jacksonville Centers…

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    1. CraigWhyDoesAIEvenExist? Avatar
      CraigWhyDoesAIEvenExist?

      Oh, I should have been clear, I know it’s AI. It’s just bad AI. I’ve seen lots of AI pictures that don’t set off that “this is really disturbing” red alert in the back of your head.

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    2. Kilroy Avatar
      Kilroy

      Is Jacksonville Center still having significant staffing issues that are causing delays for planes going to/from the lower half of FL?

      I haven’t seen it mentioned much in the NAS updates on FAA’s website recently, but I don’t check that every day, so maybe I’m just missing it. (shrug)

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      1. CraigTPA Avatar
        CraigTPA

        I haven’t heard of any for a few months, but it’s like the old war movie trope: “it’s quiet. Too quiet.” (grin)

        It’s still, from what I understand, a hard station to staff, if for no other reason than Jacksonville is widely perceived to be Miami, Tampa, and Orlando’s poor cousin (at best).

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        1. Kilroy Avatar
          Kilroy

          Interesting, thanks for the info. I don’t follow ATC closely enough to know the stereotypes / perceptions of different centers and facilities. That said, I wouldn’t doubt that the network of ATC facilities is similar to the corporate world, where some locations are perceived to have better cultures / working environments, others are perceived to be last on the list for capital expenditures (or held together with duct tape, super glue, and sweat), others are are perceived to be where careers go to die, etc etc… Those perceptions are hard to change and definitely influence staffing and productivity, especially in roles (like ATC) that take months or years to become qualified in., even with lateral moves from other facilities

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