More than 90 % of the 313 air traffic control facilities in the country are less than the recommended staffing levels of the Federal Aviation Bureau, according to analysis of the co -operators of the co -operator acquired by the New York Times.
As of the beginning of this month, the 285 facilities, including the traffic control tower and other places, were below the number of people set by FAA and union. In the 73 of these facilities, at least one quarter of the labor force is missing because of the very low staffing.
The US empty travel system is one of the safest ones in the world. However, due to the sustainable shortage of staff and the lack of investment in the safety system, a surprising number of aircraft was created.
The shortage is particularly serious in the New York area, two important facilities of Long Island are operating, and almost 40 % of the employment positions are operating. According to data from the Port Bureau in New York and New Jersey, these facilities are air traffic on some of the busy airports in the United States, including Newark, JFK and Lagardia.
The FAA did not respond immediately to the comment request.
According to FAA predictions, employment and training for new controllers are expected to have not reached the request for staffing. Almost three of the facilities are below the recommended staffing level after the long training process.
Improving ranks may not happen immediately. It may take more than four years to train a new air traffic controller at a specific facility. The data states that training takes almost 16 months at Ronal Dragan Washington National Airport, the location of this week's crash.
Emily Steel Contributed report.
