FAA Lowers Air Traffic Controller Staffing Goal Amid Modernization Push Written 18 May 2026
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Main terminal and Air Traffic Control tower at Washington Dulles International Airport | Credit: Wikipedia; Gemeinfrei
CNBC reports, “The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it was sharply reducing its target for air traffic control staffing as it vowed to modernize scheduling and increase the time employees spend managing traffic. The FAA said its new target is 12,563 certified controllers, down from 14,633. A National Academies of Sciences report last year said overtime costs for air traffic controllers, have jumped by more than 300% since 2013 to over $200 million, citing a misallocated workforce and inefficient scheduling.”
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