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While the controllers’ union and federal officials haven’t released an exact public figure for total no-shows, its evident towers are understaffed in the number of flight delays.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Duffy warned that understaffed facilities could result in flight delays and cancellations as the Federal Aviation Administration limits capacity through some sectors of the airspace.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association says the repercussions of just a small number of controllers calling in sick show how understaffed and fragile the air traffic control system is.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The agency was said to be understaffed and lacking in new technology to cope, which the report appeared to affirm, calling for new technology and training to help prevent national security issues.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Duffy warned that understaffed facilities could result in flight delays and cancellations as the Federal Aviation Administration limits capacity through some sectors of the airspace.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association says the repercussions of just a small number of controllers calling in sick show how understaffed and fragile the air traffic control system is.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The agency was said to be understaffed and lacking in new technology to cope, which the report appeared to affirm, calling for new technology and training to help prevent national security issues.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Understaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understaffed. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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