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The president of Jet Blue and the CEO of United Airlines have both stated that failures in air traffic control infrastructure are responsible for the decline in airline efficiency.
Buttigieg pushed back on airline executives placing the blame on the FAA, saying that "less than 10% of the delay minutes in the system" are caused by air traffic controlling shortages.
"We're hiring 1,500 new air traffic controllers this year. Our plan is to hire another 1,800 traffic controllers next year," Buttigieg said. "We're also working on staffing models that can better address the needs on the ground, and cooperating where possible and where appropriate with airlines on things that can make better use of the same national airspace."
Interesting, he's not responsible but "we're hiring 1.500 new controllers"...perhaps WE should have seen this mess coming before a heavy travel week.
Buttigieg passes buck on responsibility after airlines blame FAA for flight delays
Buttigieg pushed back on airline executives placing the blame on the FAA, saying that "less than 10% of the delay minutes in the system" are caused by air traffic controlling shortages.
"We're hiring 1,500 new air traffic controllers this year. Our plan is to hire another 1,800 traffic controllers next year," Buttigieg said. "We're also working on staffing models that can better address the needs on the ground, and cooperating where possible and where appropriate with airlines on things that can make better use of the same national airspace."
Interesting, he's not responsible but "we're hiring 1.500 new controllers"...perhaps WE should have seen this mess coming before a heavy travel week.
Buttigieg passes buck on responsibility after airlines blame FAA for flight delays