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NIW Today | 30 SUNDAY 4/21/2013 MONDAY 4/22/2013 TUESDAY 4/23/2013 WEDNESDAY 4/24/2013 THURSDAY 4/25/2013 FRIDAY 4/26/2013 SATURDAY 4/27/2013 TOTAL 2014 430 297 476 693 976 477 511 3,860 2013 1,149 2,660 2,000 2,113 2,429 2,113 296 12,760 2012 1,126 947 466 256 1,027 980 117 4,919 FLIGHT DELAYS DURING SEQUESTER FURLOUGH OF CONTROLLERS FACT: 330 percent more flight delays between the same week in 2013 (furloughs) and 2014. FACT: The United States aviation system is an economic driver, contributing 5.1 percent to the nation's gross domestic product. U.S. AVIATION BY THE NUMBERS $42.5 BILLION ..... Pounds of freight per year 10.6 MILLION ...... U.S jobs generated from aviation 2,600,000+ ....... Passengers served per day 15,800,000+ ..... Flights handled yearly Source: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/by_the_numbers/ AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER STAFFING NUMBERS FACT: There are nearly 1,100 fewer CPCs since April 2013, primarily due to stop-and-go funding and the FAA's unstable, unpredictable funding stream. CPC: Certified Professional Controller CPC-IT: Certified Professional Controller in Training (fully certified elsewhere, transferred to a new facility and began training there) DEV: Developmental (trainee) AG: Graduate of the FAA Initial Classroom Training Academy in Oklahoma City, newly hired, and started at their first facility as a trainee Source: FAA Finance Staffing Data Snapshot, FAA Controller Workforce Plan Number of Certified Professional 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019* ON-BOARD 15,236 15,063 14,461 14,059 14,010 14,050 14,009 14,285 14,331 CPC 11,639 11,753 11,522 11,192 10,833 10,619 10,544 10,483 10,423 CPC-IT 965 1,143 1,187 1,200 1,218 1,259 1,205 1,320 1,373 DEV (INCLUDING AG) 2,632 2,167 1,741 1,667 1,959 2,172 2,260 2,482 2,535 AG 676 671 440 665 936 878 883 980 1,009 RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE 3,064 3,224 3,077 2,982 3,355 2,915 2,410 1,842 1,965 FAA PLANNED TO HIRE 829 981 1,315 1,286 1,772 1,619 1,781 1,701 1,431** FAA ACTUALLY HIRED 824 925 554 1,112 1,345 1,680 1,880 1,786 293 *As of December 21, 2018, one day before 35-day shutdown and before end-of-calendar-year expected retirements. **FAA adjusted hiring target down from 1,431 to 907 following the shutdown. Fact Sheet: May 2019