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Jennifer Wexton: “So my concern is that we may have a facility or a tower that looks like it is fully staffed on paper, but meanwhile…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2023
So my concern is that we may have a facility or a tower that looks like it is fully staffed on paper, but meanwhile there is somebody there who is a trainee and the actual certified controllers have to work overtime and 6-day a week shifts in order to be able to have coverage there.
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Jennifer Wexton
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Wexton expresses concern about staffing misrepresentation in air traffic control facilities.

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