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NiW Today n i w . n a t c a . n e t 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% more flight delays between the same week in 2013 (furloughs) and 2014. FACT: There are almost 1,000 fewer controllers since April 2013, primarily due to sequester and the government shutdown, which led to a hiring freeze and shutdown of the 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 TRILLION² .... Contributed to the U.S. economy 11.8 MILLION² ...... Aviation-related jobs 928,900,000¹....... Passengers served in 2016 141,339,000¹ ........ Total operations FACT SHEET: MAY 2017 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017* ON-BOARD 15,236 15,063 14,461 14,059 14,010 14,050 14,058 CPC 11,639 11,753 11,522 11,192 10,833 10,619 10,532 CPC-IT 965 1,143 1,187 1,200 1,218 1,259 1,295 DEV (INCLUDING AG) 2,632 2,167 1,741 1,667 1,959 2,172 2,231 AG 676 671 440 665 936 878 921 RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE 3,064 3,224 3,077 2,982 3,355 2,915 3,037 FAA PLANNED TO HIRE 829 981 1,315 1,286 1,772 1,619 1,781 FAA ACTUALLY HIRED 824 925 554 1,112 1,345 1,680 823 Source: FAA Finance Stang Data Snapshot, FAA Controller Workforce Plan Sources: ¹The Operations Network, FAA and ²The Economic Impact of Civil Aviation on the U.S. Economy (January 2015) *As of March 18, 2017 CPC: Certied Professional Controller CPC-IT: Certied Professional Controller in Training (fully certied 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 rst facility as a trainee 34