The New York Times links rising airplane “close calls” and a shortage of air traffic controllers.

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NYT animations in this report bring home the close calls of planes loaded with passengers colliding on runways or during takeoffs/landings. It said the number of near misses “has more than doubled over the past decade” and that “As of May, only three of the 313 air traffic facilities nationwide had enough controllers to meet targets set by the FAA and the union representing controllers.” In response, the FAA writes, “ the agency has hired 1,500 controllers for FY2023” and that “the number and rate of runway incursions are steadily declining since the pandemic.”

bring home the close calls of planes loaded with passengers colliding on runways or during takeoffs/landings.

It said the number of near misses “has more than doubled over the past decade” and that “As of May, only three of the 313 air traffic facilities nationwide had enough controllers to meet targets set by the FAA and the union representing controllers.” , the FAA writes, “ the agency has hired 1,500 controllers for FY2023” and that “the number and rate of runway incursions are steadily declining since the pandemic.”

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