Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"In 2011, there were over 11,750 Certified Professional Controllers and additional trainees yielding over 15,000 total controllers on board at the FAA. By the beginning of 2022, there were more than one-thousand fewer fully-certified controllers, and 1,500 fewer total controllers on board, a number that has declined for at least the past 11-years."

Source: National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) president Rich Santa ina statement alleging the FAA is failing to hire new controllers at a rate commensurate with existing need.

FMI: www.airlines.org, www.natca.org