Hiring freezes have consequences

Staffing at DCA's air traffic control tower was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary FAA report reviewed by the @nytimes. A controller was handling jobs typically assigned to two controllers rather than one. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b…

Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt.bsky.social) 2025-01-30T23:05:58.505Z