So I don't know exactly how the staffing occurred in that particular air traffic control tower, and it sounds like there was a shortage. And the investigation will tell us more about that. But The environment around which we choose pilots or air traffic controllers, as the President pointed out correctly yesterday, better be the highest possible standard. the best of the best who are managing, you know, multiple flights. I mean, a flight a minute and managing radio traffic. I think the closest analogy to military service guys is pilots or air traffic controllers. (05:57–06:08)
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