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Duffy announces ‘supercharge’ of air traffic controller hiring amid staff shortage

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a plan on February 27 to speed up hiring of new air traffic controllers amid a staffing shortage caused by recent airline incidents.
  • Prospective hires will now only go through five steps in the hiring process instead of eight, cutting over four months off the previous timeline.
  • Starting salaries for new air traffic controllers attending the FAA Academy will increase by 30%, with the hiring window open until March 17.
  • The FAA is approximately 3,500 certified air traffic controllers short of targeted levels, impacting flight schedules.
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Admissions for UND air traffic program close to doubling as senators, executive call for more tower staff

GRAND FORKS – Admissions at the University of North Dakota’s air traffic management program are set to climb substantially next year amid calls from the legislative and executive branches for more air traffic controllers. The Federal Aviation Administration will still have to wait four years for those students to graduate into the workforce, said Craig Carlson, associate professor of aviation, but enrollment figures for the air traffic managemen…

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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. Duffy made the remarks after touring the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City this week. The administration said it would increase pay for trainees by 30%. In addition, the Federal Aviation Administration will work to update outdated technology in the air traffic controller system. Full Story While President Donald Trump's administration…

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Transportation Secretary announces plans to ‘supercharge’ Oklahoma’s air traffic controller training

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy holds a press conference at Mike Moroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Graycen Wheeler/KOSU)If you’re a civilian who wants to become an air traffic controller, you can only get trained in one place: the Mike Moroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City. Amid a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is trying to “supercharge” the num…

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Transportation Secretary Unveils Plan to Boost Hiring of Air Traffic Controllers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Feb. 27 unveiled a plan to speed up the hiring of new air traffic controllers to address a staffing shortage after a series of airline incidents. Prospective hires now only need to go through five steps in the hiring process instead of eight, Duffy said. That will cut more than four months off the previous process, according to the Department of Transportation. The federal government is also raising startin…

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NTSB cites air traffic controller distraction in 2023 California near-miss as feds target staffing shortages

A near-collision between two planes at a major California airport two years ago was caused by an air traffic controller distracted by a third plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, as federal officials roll out a plan to boost air traffic controller recruitment.

·Atlanta, United States
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