Nav Canada faces air-traffic controller shortage as busy travel season begins
Nav Canada is currently experiencing a shortage of air traffic controllers as the busy summer travel season begins. Despite having over 2,100 controllers, the organization is still about 200 short of its target levels. Measures are being implemented to address the staffing issues, including rehiring retired controllers and launching incentive programs for high-demand shifts.
- ▪Nav Canada has licensed more than 300 controllers since 2023 and has over 500 students in training.
- ▪The organization has rehired over 50 retired controllers on contract to help manage the staffing shortage.
- ▪Travel volumes are expected to rise this summer, despite higher airfares and flight schedule reductions due to increased jet fuel prices.
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Open this photo in gallery:An air traffic controller at Nav Canada’s Pearson airport control tower in Mississauga, Ont., in 2023.Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountNav Canada’s head of operations says the country continues to face a dearth of air traffic controllers as the busy summer travel season kicks off, but that the organization has put a raft of measures in place to plug the holes.With more than 2,100 controllers on staff, the non-profit body that runs Canada’s civil air navigation system remains about 200 short of target levels – a figure unchanged from a couple of months ago – said Marie-Pier Berman.“The good news is that that gap is closing,” she said in a press briefing Tuesday.Nav Canada has…
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