FAA cuts target for air traffic control staffing

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kschischang@reddit

I wonder how soon the death count will exceed the number of positions cut?

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Frost_907@reddit

This is why dinosaurs have no place in government. Just send em all to retirement homes and let people who don’t have dementia take charge.

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Agent62@reddit

Nothing ever changes in government really.

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perplexedtortoise@reddit

Getting worse is technically a change

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This is actually a pretty big reversal. Congress mandated the FAA commit to full hiring and adopt staffing numbers that were fought for and one after a decade+—and codified into law with the last FAA reauthorization, which was a monumental feat.

This is being cast aside and replaced with “the beatings will continue until morale improves” philosophy

Controllers were starting to feel like things were finally going their way, slowly. This is a gut punch and a massive loss for the flying public and safety

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theonlyski@reddit

"If we lower the target, we can hit the target easier"

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dash_trash@reddit

There are no cases if we don't test

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chuckop@reddit

Great (sadly) call back to 2020

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cityofchampions540@reddit

So we are just going to have our already very tired controllers sit on the scopes even longer?

How many of them only get 4 days off a month again?

Seems dangerous

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CropdustingOMdesk@reddit (OP)

I can’t speak for everyone but if you’re flying into or out of a hub airport, it’s every single controller

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ExecutivePhoenix@reddit

JFC just fuckin pay them! And hire more! We have the money, they're just too busy wasting it on stupid shit that does nothing to improve safety and help the American people.

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JSTootell@reddit

Did you just say "send weapons to Israel"?

Done!

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Aviator8989@reddit

Two fatal accidents in the last year and a half in which inadequate ATC staffing was a contributing factor.

So obviously this makes sense

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CropdustingOMdesk@reddit (OP)

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - 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.