Apparently the FAA wants to cut staffing numbers again...?
Saw this in another subreddit.... apparently the FAA wants to cut staffing numbers again.
"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."
Guess now we know what we have to do to earn our 2.8% raise
Official FAA press release is out now too:
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-releases-bold-new-air-traffic-controller-hiring-plan