>>2058051>Lacking followup on near-misses and reccommendations that had been made for years?DEI plays a role in this
>Upgrades that have been missing for decades?DEI plays a role in this
>Separate finnicky ATC overlaps in close succession in a high traffic area?Yes, DEI plays a role here too. I have seen the identity-based incentives handed out for ATC, A&P schools, etc.
>Systematic staffing shortages and worsening conditionsThat they have wasted no time importing H-1B for, a great number of which have fraudulent qualifications.
When merit is supplanted by meeting quotas for various identities to be "equitable", and incompetent Indians are imported to avoid paying higher labor costs, it has an "enshitification" effect everywhere, across every supply chain and service. The decay will continue.