FAA announces hiring effort at air traffic control academy

FAA Announces ‘Hiring Supercharge’ For Air Traffic Controllers—But Don’t Expect An Immediate Fix To The Shortage
The decades-long shortage of air traffic controllers in the U.S. won’t be solved anytime soon, even with a hiring blitz.
Despite DOGE layoffs, FAA announces hiring effort at air traffic control academy
The Trump administration announced an air traffic control 'hiring supercharge' at the FAA's academy, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced. Hiring started Thursday.
Air traffic control understaffed at Nevada airports, FAA report says
Several air traffic control facilities, including in Nevada, are understaffed, a decades-old trend that could be getting worse after the Trump administration laid off hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees earlier this month. The FAA is the federal agency that regulates civil and commercial space transportation.
Trump Layoffs Hit Key 'Air Traffic Control for Space' Unit
Their termination, the sources said, threatens to undermine efforts to complete what is essentially an air traffic coordination system for space, currently operating in a trial phase as growing global demand for crucial satellite services sharply increases the number of spacecraft in Earth's orbit.
Air traffic controllers may get pay hike as Trump admin looks to boost recruitment
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy called for increasing the pay for entry-level air traffic controllers this week.
Trump admin to hire more air traffic controllers, boost technology
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a new effort to boost the number of air traffic controllers in the U.S.
FAA implements new airspace rules at Reagan Airport during presidential flights
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Layoffs hit FAA, including employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps
Terminated probationary employees at the FAA include some who work on the team responsible for producing air traffic ...
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As DOGE enters FAA, an aging aviation safety system may come into focus
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FAA investigates after third skydiver dies in 2 months at Arizona facility
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FAA says Musk DOGE team will help engineer solutions on airspace reforms
Personnel from Elon Musk's government downsizing team DOGE will make additional visits to Federal Aviation Administration ...
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FAA investigates Arizona facility where Minnesota woman died while skydiving
In January, a 55-year-old Ann Wick who grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota died after complications with her parachute at ...
Trump plans to sign executive order making English official United States language
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Migrant smuggler extradited from Mexico to United States to face Arizona charges
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