The article raises concerns about the implications of job cuts at NOAA and FAA under Trump administration policies on aviation safety. It highlights the vital role of NOAA in providing essential weather data for flight operations. Rick Spinrad, the former NOAA administrator, emphasizes that weather forecasts are as critical to aviation as jet fuel. NOAA's weather service units support FAA air traffic controllers with data that influences flight routes and scheduling, while its automated systems monitor conditions at airports. With impending cuts, the reliability of these services and overall air travel safety could be jeopardized.
If you're feeling a little apprehensive about your next flight because of Trump administration policies, that's not unreasonable... job cuts are imminent at NOAA, the agency in charge of weather forecasting.
NOAA's work isn't a 'nice' thing to have-this is an absolute essential for aviation... I would argue that NOAA's weather information is as important as jet fuel to the aviation industry.
They provide all of the information that's used to make predictions about delays, times, flight times, optimal routes for the aircraft, and this has been done for decades.
NOAA also operates and maintains hundreds of automated observation systems at airports that track things like precipitation, cloud cover, and temperature.
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