A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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M E E T I N G T I P S You don't have to get there early, just don't be too late. Let your passion for the issue shine through. via cq roll call AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER STAFFING NUMBERS 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% increase in flight delays between the same week in 2013 (furloughs) and 2014. FACT: There are almost 1,000 less controllers since April 2013 primarily due to sequester and government shutdown (hiring freeze and shutdown of training academy). FACT: The United States aviation system is an economic driver, contributing roughly five percent to the nation's gross domestic product. U.S. AVIATION BY THE NUMBERS $1.5 TRILLION ...... Contributed to the U.S. economy 11.8 MILLION ....... Aviation-related jobs 895,500,000 ........ Passengers served in 2015 134,700,000 ......... Total operations FACT SHEET: MAY 2016 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* ON-BOARD 15,236 15,063 14,461 14,059 14,010 13,926 CPC 11,639 11,753 11,522 11,192 10,833 10,667 CPC-IT 965 1,143 1,187 1,200 1,218 1,239 DEV (INCLUDING AG) 2,632 2,167 1,741 1,667 1,959 2,020 AG 676 671 440 665 936 768 RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE 3,064 3,224 3,077 2,982 3,355 2,915 FAA PLANNED TO HIRE 829 981 1,315 1,286 1,772 1,619 FAA ACTUALLY HIRED 824 925 554 1,112 1,345 1,457** Source: FAA Finance Staffing Data Snapshot, FAA Controller Workforce Plan 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 *Numbers through March 19, 2016 ** Approximate number, through first half of Fiscal Year 2016. 17