Depends on if they're able to replace the 10%.

I mean - is that really a possibility? My understanding is that you have to complete the FAA Academy training in order to be a controller, and that's not something that can be done quickly. If 10% of the controllers resigned, there's no plausible way to replace them in less than a year or so. Or even afterwards in any reasonable time frame.

You could theoretically expand the class size at the FAA Academy to push out more than the usual number of graduates - but remember that the academy teachers and staff also got the buyout offer! So even as the buyout creates a gap in the number of controllers you have, it also creates a gap in the resources to train new ones.

So I think the question should assume that you can't replace the 10%. Is there enough slack in the system that they could lose 10% of the controllers and still function with that number fewer?

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