@cbsnews: Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the FAA and the controllers' union, according to a CBS News analysis of FAA data. Only about 2% of the towers met the Collaborative Resource Working Group's 2024 staffing targets for the number of fully-trained air traffic controllers. Only about 8% met the target even when including hundreds of air traffic controllers who are still in training, according to the analysis of 2023 staffing data for nearly 200 airport towers. The issue has received renewed scrutiny following Wednesday night's midair collision between an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people.

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Tim 🇺🇸 :
Minimum crew in every aspect of aviation. Capitalism is to blame, not DEI
2025-02-01 23:29:02
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rproxide
Dawson :
Btw hiring is frozen
2025-02-01 23:09:37
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jackson.davies7
jackson davies :
Amazing
2025-02-04 04:35:02
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pomrose
pomrose :
yep, common knowledge if you work in aviation. they have been for years
2025-02-01 22:51:52
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spendzero
spendzero :
Low pay and crazy anxiety 😟
2025-02-01 23:21:22
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junerey9
junerey9 :
Scary to think our air traffic control staffing is so lacking, especially after that tragedy.
2025-02-01 23:01:56
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waltit00
waltito :
Raise the pay
2025-02-01 23:04:22
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ronaldlau260
Ron :
but how many applications have there been?
2025-02-01 23:11:42
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stephanyrodgers70
Stephany Rodgers :
the whole country is understaffed
2025-02-01 23:01:37
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whatwouldbodo
Bo :
Hopefully a position soon can be replaced by AI, atc is extremely stressful
2025-02-01 23:14:38
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geekmangreg
GeekManGreg :
More older controllers are retiring than there are younger ones to replace them. It takes an average of five years of training to get the job.
2025-02-01 23:31:40
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cheeks8600
cheeks8600 :
Most of us know this.
2025-02-01 23:00:14
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flaira1989
Flaira1989 :
Maybe they need to allow people over the age of 30 to apply? Maybe that’d help?
2025-02-01 22:58:00
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adams.logan7
Adams Logan :
Airlines ceo take in millions 🤔
2025-02-01 22:51:45
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aguinagaboys
Lizbeth Anzaldua :
Just like most jobs in America are but all managers say is we’re over budget for extra help 🤷🏻‍♀️
2025-02-01 22:57:48
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macveroni
veronica :
Yet all jobs do is cut hours and decrease benefits 😋
2025-02-01 23:06:03
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norcalgigi
Nor Cal Gigi :
this is a dam shame
2025-02-01 22:51:38
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zero_cool008
zero_cool008 :
Sounds like every other job too
2025-02-01 22:51:50
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starlightsb4444
𝒥𝒶𝓃𝑒𝓉 :
I would imagine it’s a very stressful job. I wouldn’t wanna do it either.
2025-02-02 00:59:38
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allisonwonderland87
Allison :
I’m never flying again.
2025-02-02 00:09:59
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squidward964
Ajbot8 :
Basic supply and demand. Raise the pay rate
2025-02-02 00:05:12
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kylee.w8
Kylee :
nit just tower. Tracon too. Been that way a long time
2025-02-01 23:33:10
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yucare2
Yucare2 :
Why are they understaffed
2025-02-02 01:37:04
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