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This incident illustrated just how understaffed air traffic control has been, and the FAA is still short about 3,000 controllers.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Duffy and other aviation officials have said the restrictions are necessary to ensure safety while air traffic controllers are understaffed, a strain exacerbated by the shutdown.
—James Powel, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Duffy said that the profession is already understaffed, and that 15 to 20 air traffic controllers have been retiring a day during the shutdown, meaning that some disruption is likely to continue even after the government reopens.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Even if every air traffic control tower employee reports for duty, the facility remains understaffed.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Duffy and other aviation officials have said the restrictions are necessary to ensure safety while air traffic controllers are understaffed, a strain exacerbated by the shutdown.
—James Powel, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Duffy said that the profession is already understaffed, and that 15 to 20 air traffic controllers have been retiring a day during the shutdown, meaning that some disruption is likely to continue even after the government reopens.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Even if every air traffic control tower employee reports for duty, the facility remains understaffed.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Understaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understaffed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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