South Africa’s shortage of air-traffic controllers is “almost compromising service delivery” by the state-owned company that manages the nation’s airspace.
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) “continues to struggle to fill key positions, particularly ATCs,” chairman Zola Majavu said in its annual report for fiscal 2025.
Locally trained controllers are sought after internationally, and “the outflow of experienced personnel has outpaced the capacity of our training pipeline,” he said.
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