Controller Staffing and Training at Four FAA Air Traffic Control Facilities.

Abstract

GAO's review of air traffic controller staffing, at the Chicago O'Hare and Denver Stapleton Airports and at the Chicago and Denver enroute traffic control centers indicated staffing level problems only at O'Hare. Some problems with controller training were noted at each facility. FAA is taking steps to alleviate the staffing problem at O'Hare and to correct some of the training problems. GAO also found no correlation between aircraft accidents or violations of FAA's separation standards for aircraft and controller staffing level or training. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 09, 1981
Accession Number
ADA106831

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Backup Systems
  • Collisions
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Job Training
  • Mid-Air Collisions
  • Military Aircraft
  • Personnel Management
  • Simulations
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.