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 Science 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.
(Reporting by David Shepardson)
