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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

New crisis for aviation industry as trainer shortage hits air traffic controllers

The Federal Aviation Administration has launched a massive new drive for air traffic controller recruits but it doesn't have enough instructors to teach its newcomers.

Many of the teachers at the FAA's training facility in Oklahoma City are retired former controllers who are in their mid-60's, according to a report from Bloomberg.

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