https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/24/airlines-warn-federal-air-traffic-controller-short/

Airlines warn of federal air traffic controller

shortage ahead of July 4 holiday

Washington Times, by Sean Salai

Posted By: Ribicon, 6/24/2022 6:08:00 PM

A growing shortage of federal air traffic controllers has been “a factor” in at least one-third of recent flight cancellations as the busy Fourth of July weekend approaches, the airline industry reported Friday. Airlines for America, a nonprofit group that represents the nation’s 10 major passenger and cargo air carriers, made the claim in a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, shared with The Washington Times.(Snip)According to the letter, the FAA admitted “a needed increase in staff” at a May 3 airline industry summit in Florida. “We appreciate the FAA’s acknowledgment of controller staffing challenges and would like to request a meeting to discuss how we can work