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F.A.A. Plans to Hire 8,900 Air Traffic Controllers but Still Expects Shortages
The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to “supercharge” hiring and training between now and late 2028. It would ...
The FAA wants to hire 9,000 air traffic controllers. It won’t be enough.
The agency is short about 3,000 air traffic controllers, and even an ambitious hiring surge would only make a dent in coming ...
FAA offers $160,000 air traffic control jobs in New York
The Federal Aviation Administration is hiring New Yorkers for positions at its air traffic control facilities. The average ...
EKU addressing shortage of air traffic controllers
According to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the FAA is almost 4,000 controllers short of staffing the ...
Inside the FAA’s race to train air traffic controllers: 'It’s going to take time'
The Trump Administration is speeding up its efforts to address a nationwide shortage of Air Traffic Controllers. Earlier this year, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a push to hire 2,000 ...
FAA Wants To Hire Immigrants As Air Traffic Controllers
Surprising no one, the security personnel at the FAA are "losing their minds" at the idea of letting non-citizens into the ...
NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...
Is there an air traffic controller shortage in Texas? Here's how to become one
According to the NATCA, air traffic controllers make sure that flights are always smooth, navigating two million aviation ...
Feds launch audit into FAA over gutted Long Island air traffic control facility as safety concerns rise over Newark airspace
Staff are burnt out — and very concerned about safety and feel very strongly that those moved to Philadelphia should come ...
Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter's path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA
Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C.
Air Traffic Controller Failed To Properly Alert Plane Before D.C. Crash, FAA Says
The acknowledgement came during the second day of testimony held to discuss the collision of a commercial plane and Army ...
Why Does the Government Run Air Traffic Control?
The federal government runs air traffic control because that was the easiest way to do things in the early days of flying.