Date: November 13th, 2026 4:19 PM Author: Mr. Kill Myself
TRANSPORT SECRETARY SAYS FAA GROUND STOP WAS DUE TO COMMUNICATION ISSUES, TECHNICIANS ARE INVESTIGATING ISSUE, UPDATES WWILL COME AS THEY RECEIVE THEM: BBG
Date: November 13th, 2026 4:45 PM Author: Taylor Swift is not a hobby she is a lifestyle (πΊπΈ π΅π±)
maybe? I'm hearing talk about the National Weather Service saying something about their radars going out, which would be related if the terminal doppler weather radars went out. Those are the radars used for arrivals/departures and by the ground controllers. I don't know how you'd jam doppler.
Date: November 13th, 2026 4:44 PM Author: frontiersman
5hrs ago
White House urges Congress to provide $30.1 billion for aviation reform
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The White House and Department of Transportation on Friday urged Congress to approve a further $30.1 billion to upgrade the United States' aging airports and air βtraffic control system.
The world's most complex airspace has experienced a series of events in recent years that have disrupted flights and risked safety. In January 2025, a midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport killed 67 people.
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Congress has already approved $12.5 billion over five years in July β2025 to upgrade air traffic control and increase the hiring of controllers following βcomplaints about airport congestion, flight delays and technology problems.
The request from White β House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy βseeks $10.1 billion for air traffic control modernization, including $7.2 billion for a common automation platform and controller βworkstations and $2 billion for cloud computing.
"This investment is critical to complete the modernization of our national airspace - delivering a resilient telecommunications backbone for air traffic controllers, modern hardware and software, state-of-the-art control towers, and βworld-class airport infrastructure," Duffy and Vought wrote to lawmakers asking for swift action.
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Major airlines including βAmerican Airlines (AAL.O), Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), United Airlines (UAL.O) and Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) have expressed support for the request.
The $30.1 billion request β also includes $2 billion to replace and improve Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control towers and $18 billion for airport-related projects including $10 billion to modernize or replace aging terminals.
The FAA relies on decades-old computers as well as replacement parts bought through auction websites. Last week, it said it would βreplace by the βend of 2028 floppy β disks used for weather and other critical information at more than 400 air traffic control facilities.
Vought and Duffy in their letter said βthe FAA has replaced 68% of legacy copper telecommunications network with high-speed βfiber infrastructure.
The β administration has called for the Republican-led Congress to approve funding in the final weeks of the year. Democrats are set to take control of Congress in January.
In September, the dual failures β of a βcircuit at a Philadelphia air traffic facility and the βaccidental severing of a fiber-optic cable in New Jersey by a construction crew led to thousands of flights across βthe densely populated Northeast being delayed or canceled.
My friend is a controller in the Northeast and he said they had no computer or communication issues. Everything was working fine when they directed the ground stop.
Date: November 13th, 2026 5:39 PM Author: high-testosterone warfighter ((zurich is stained))
i was on a plane in providence and we were supposed to take off at 3:25. got delayed about 45 mins and deplaned bc they said it would be at least 7 hours. i'm at a hotel downtown now.
my associate made it out at 2:45 but has been sitting on the tarmac at DCA for like 2 hours. no gates available.
Date: November 13th, 2026 5:56 PM Author: high-testosterone warfighter ((zurich is stained))
this associate and i were on a plane behind the one that hit the helicopter last year. got diverted to dulles and sat there for 3.5 hours. that was hell man.
Date: November 13th, 2026 6:04 PM Author: high-testosterone warfighter ((zurich is stained))
client, marc, and i were doing coke for hours at his house in worcester. around 5-6 pm he says i wanna leave, lets go to Centerfolds. this place has some busted ass strippers, and a few good ones.
we walk in and the one chick does a beeline to us and he jumps on her first and says lets do a VIP dance. she had a wingman stripper and i said ok i guess ill take you.
we sit in the VIP room (a literal broom closet) and first off, i sit right next to marc on a couch and hes like "uhh, buddy you wanna move over?" lol. then my girl goes "so you wanna fuck me or should i suck your dick or what?" i said ill take head.
the other chick shouts "hey candy (or whatever her stage name was), you're gonna have to work extra hard. these guys have been doing coke!" and she did.