Question of the Week: The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) and the FAA for months have been trading barbs about controller staffing, hiring, and retirement.

Question of the Week

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) and the FAA for months have been trading barbs about controller staffing, hiring, and retirement.

Do you believe NATCA, which says there is a controller crisis looming — or do you believe the FAA, which says that it is staffing facilities to traffic and has adequately planned for hiring and retirements?

I believe the FAA — the agency has enough oversight to ensure it is properly staffing ATC facilities.

I believe the FAA — the union is just acting in its own best interests to keep as many people as possible employed.

I believe NATCA — the controllers' union has a more realistic take on how many people it really takes to run a facility.

I believe NATCA — the FAA is just thinking about the bottom line and is ignoring aviation safety.

The truth lies somewhere in between what the FAA and NATCA say.

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