Watchdog: Too few air traffic controllers where most needed

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says there are too few fully qualified controllers at more than a dozen air traffic facilities stretching from Atlanta to Anchorage.
A report released Tuesday by the Transportation Department’s inspector general says the 13 airport towers, approach control facilities and en route centers have fewer fully trained controllers than the minimum number established by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The FAA considers the facilities fully staffed