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Why it's hard to hire air traffic controllers

Federal aviation authorities have been trying for years to hire more air traffic controllers, but they've fallen short of their goals. We look at why it's so hard to train enough controllers.

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Joel Rose is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers immigration and breaking news.