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Lawmakers press FAA on staffing, controller hiring and lingering shutdown effects
Summary
Members pressed Administrator Bedford on controller staffing, the effect of the prolonged shutdown on morale and retention, and delayed grant NOFOs; Bedford said the FAA met a fiscal hiring goal, aims to hire thousands more through 2028, and has reduced a backlog of medical certification cases from over 5,000 to under 300.
Members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee pressed Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Scott Bedford on staffing shortages that they say are straining the National Airspace System.
Lawmakers described understaffing at towers nationwide and said the recent government shutdown worsened an already thin controller workforce. Ranking Member Larson and others asked for transparency on the data that led the FAA to temporarily reduce flight capacity at high‑traffic airports during the shutdown;…
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