The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General has told the FAA it must get a better handle on reducing training times for its new air traffic controllers. According to a report at Rotor.com, thousands of new controllers are needed over the next several years, but the average time to train a controller rose 41% between 2009 and 2012.
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