The Verge·4 min read·medium
Elon Musk made flying even worse so Palantir could profit
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Darryl Campbell
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The article alleges that the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, has caused significant instability in the US air traffic control system through staff cuts and failed modernization efforts. It claims these disruptions have compromised flight safety while benefiting private contractors like Palantir.
On August 6th, the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center lost radar and communications for around two hours. The outage disrupted more than 1,100 flights across the center’s 330,000 square mile, nine-state airspace sector.
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