Of course, the hard, the bricks and mortar are not the only infrastructure we care about. We also need truly trained and dedicated individuals. And I am told, Mr. Daniels, that It takes years to get a fully trained and certified air traffic controller. I'm told the main constraint to getting them ready to go is the field training and that that's about 85% of their training time. (01:05–01:11)
CLAIM
Asserts the lengthy process to fully train and certify air traffic controllers.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.