This is another FAA controller that is worried about his job. I hope he
can separate planes on his screen better then he can spell "waver". I
am sure he has no problem cashing his government checks that we all pay
for.


wrote:
Can anyone back up this claim? It sounds convincing, but I want to
have a second opinion:


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Apparently, the FAA (the same FAA who was going against our contract
and has cut out budget, cut trainees to replace all the people
retiring, and is attempting to speed up training by rushing through
important steps) is giving airlines a waver on gas. This waver states
that they don't have to fill up the plane all the way so they can save
on fuel costs. This means, they have exactly the amount of fuel they
need to get to their destination +45 minutes. Anything under that +45
minutes means an emergency. So that means these aircraft were getting
close to that emergency point. It's dangerous for the pilot, the
controller, and the passengers espicially.
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I would appreciate any information anyone has about this. At least if
it's true or not.

Thanks!