The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) chief told lawmakers Tuesday that U.S. air traffic control towers are unlikely to ever reach full staffing levels if the agency continues operating as it does now, acknowledging persistent shortages during a House aviation subcommittee hearing."The honest answer, sir, is, if we continue with business as usual, never," Bryan Bedford said when Rep. Hank Johnson Jr., D-Ga., asked when air traffic control towers would be fully staffed."We'll never catch up. The system is designed to be chronically understaffed," the FAA chief added.AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER...

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