>>> Amid Aviation Crisis, Buttigieg’s Transportation Department Expands VacationThe NOTAM system has a backup which has been used successfully in the past. Planes don’t fly on diversity, equity and inclusion or on green dreams. In addition, other Transportation Department funds cannot be transferred for technology. Radar altimeters are tied into planes’ navigation systems, and some newer altimeters control more internal aviation systems than do older altimeters. >>> Yet More Problems for LigadoThe current Transportation Department budget sets aside millions for FAA’s workforce diversity, zero emission or battery-powered ferries, battery-electric buses, and charging for battery-electric drayage trucks.

Source: Forbes January 18, 2023 01:15 UTC