Inspectors oversee and certify inspections by airline and repair-shop employees. They’re not considered essential employees who must work during shutdowns.
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What idiot decided that aviation safety personnel were not “essential”?
Once again I ask, why did you post a link to Google? Why insist FReepers go through that? Are you receiving compensation by pimping their site? Here’s a direct link created by editing the Google link:
https://www.wral.com/faa-bringing-back-safety-inspectors-sidelined-by-shutdown/18120452/