Trump’s plan to downsize safety

As trump takes a chainsaw to the FAA budget, we’re entering a new era of deregulated freedom in the skies. No frills, no oversight, no problem. It’s “Crash, baby, crash”—because why settle for safe flights when you can have thrilling ones?

Just like “Drill, baby, drill” shrugged off environmental concerns in favor of more oil, this is the aviation version: slash inspections, ground the inspectors, and let the free market figure out who lives and who files a lawsuit. Less government, more gravity.

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Air traffic control systems? Aging. Inspectors? Understaffed. Flight safety modernization programs? On the chopping block. But hey, if you’re worried, just pray your pilot did their own walkaround with a flashlight and YouTube tutorial.

trump’s cuts aren’t about efficiency. They’re about theater—making a show of “shrinking government” while gutting the very agencies that quietly prevent disasters. The FAA isn't some bloated bureaucracy handing out tote bags. It's the reason we can fly 87 million people a month without weekly funerals.

But that’s boring. And boring doesn’t make headlines. So instead we get the cowboy version of aviation: fast, loose, and loaded with liability.

So buckle up. With fewer controllers, less oversight, and more “personal responsibility,” your next flight may be a real thrill ride. But don’t worry—trump says it'll be the golden age of flight.

Crash, baby, crash.

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