Air Traffic Control: Staff
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have (a) applied for, (b) commenced and (c) successfully completed air traffic controller training in each of the last five years.
Answered by Keir Mather
The Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority do not hold data on the number of individuals who applied for, started, or successfully completed air traffic controller training in each of the last five years.
Since 2022-23, the Civil Aviation Authority has published the number of licensed air traffic controllers in its Annual Report & Accounts. This is summarised in the table below.
Licensed Air Traffic Controllers (based on data from published CAA Annual Report) |
| Year | Source |
2209 |
| As at end FY2024/25 | CAA Annual Report & Accounts 2024-25 |
2330 |
| As at end FY2023/24 | CAA Annual Report & Accounts 2023-24 |
2120 |
| As at end FY 2022/23 | CAA Annual Report & Accounts 2022-23 |
2194 |
| As at end FY2021/22 | CAA Shared Service Centre |
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