Pete Buttigieg

Verizon was the contractor.

Verizon was the contractor.

Obviously, a multi-year, multi-billion dollar IT contract when you have to have not even five nines, but like a billion to one chance of anything going wrong, 24 by 7 by 365, it's challenging and it takes a while.

Obviously, a multi-year, multi-billion dollar IT contract when you have to have not even five nines, but like a billion to one chance of anything going wrong, 24 by 7 by 365, it's challenging and it takes a while.

But that's one of the reasons why we felt a lot of urgency on that particular issue.

But that's one of the reasons why we felt a lot of urgency on that particular issue.

But again, there's two ways of looking at this, right?

But again, there's two ways of looking at this, right?

Both of which are true.

Both of which are true.

One thing is to look at the system and say, how can the system not be more modern?

One thing is to look at the system and say, how can the system not be more modern?

We need to make better use of the dollars that go into the system to have more up-to-date communications infrastructure, to have more controllers who are both well-equipped and well-rested.

We need to make better use of the dollars that go into the system to have more up-to-date communications infrastructure, to have more controllers who are both well-equipped and well-rested.

And the FAA has got to do better on that.

And the FAA has got to do better on that.

The other way to look at it is consider the civilizational achievement that is aviation safety in this country.

The other way to look at it is consider the civilizational achievement that is aviation safety in this country.

So it's easy to grumble.

So it's easy to grumble.