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Once again, our federal government has proven it can’t walk and chew gum at the same time. The Biden administration’s Federal Aviation Administration promised to fix America’s air traffic controller shortage with a big “hiring supercharge” plan. Now they’re admitting they don’t have enough instructors to train the new workers they want to hire.
Air traffic controllers keep our skies safe and our planes moving on time. We’ve had a shortage for years, causing flight delays that hurt families and businesses across America. Every cancelled flight costs hardworking Americans money and time they can’t get back.
The FAA announced plans to hire 8,900 new air traffic controllers by late 2028. They called it a “hiring supercharge” and acted like they had everything figured out. Government officials love fancy names for their programs, even when they don’t work.
But here’s the problem nobody thought about first. You can’t train thousands of new controllers without having enough teachers to train them. The FAA is now scrambling because they don’t have nearly enough instructors for all these new hires.
This is classic government planning at its worst. They announce big numbers and make promises without thinking through the basics. Any private company would have figured out the instructor shortage before launching a massive hiring push.
American travelers are the ones who pay the price for this incompetence. Flight delays will continue while bureaucrats figure out how to fix their own mess. Families miss vacations and business deals fall through because Washington can’t plan ahead.
This instructor shortage shows how broken our federal agencies have become. They waste taxpayer money on programs that sound good but don’t work. Meanwhile, real problems keep getting worse while bureaucrats pat themselves on the back.
We need leaders who understand basic planning and can actually solve problems. Americans deserve an air traffic system that works, not more government excuses and failed promises. It’s time to demand real results instead of flashy slogans from our aviation officials.
