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A consensus study to inform the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) interest in developing objective, science-based approaches for setting future air traffic controller staffing targets to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the national airspace system. The committee compared and evaluated competing controller staffing models, examined the array of factors that contribute to current staffing levels, and assessed future needs of the air traffic control system and their potential impacts on staffing requirements.
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The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative: Staffing Models and Their Implementation to Ensure Safe and Efficient Airspace Operations
Consensus Study Report
·2025
Air traffic controller staffing is essential for aviation safety in the United States. Therefore, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should continue to increase air traffic controller hiring, improve training success rates, incentivize transfers from overstaffed to understaffed airports, and...
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