The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that Nav Canada's head of operations says the country continues to face a dearth of air traffic controllers as the busy summer travel season kicks off, but that the organization has put measures in place to plug the holes. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe says that with more than 2,100 controllers on staff, the non-profit body that runs Canada's civil air navigation system remains about 200 short of target levels, said Marie-Pier Berman. "The good news is that that gap is closing," she said in a press briefing Tuesday. Nav Canada has licensed more than 300 controllers since 2023 and counts more than 500 students in training. Its current head count sits higher than at any point since the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the outfit has had to get resourceful. Travel volumes are set to rise by several percentage points this summer versus last, Ms. Berman said, despite pricier airfares and flight schedule trims among Canadian carriers owing to soaring jet fuel prices caused by the Iran war. The World Cup and other approaching international events will increase traffic. Nav Canada has, among other remedies, rehired more than 50 retired controllers on contract.