FAA announces hiring effort at air traffic control academy

Trump layoffs hit key 'air traffic control for space' unit
The Trump administration this week fired employees who were building a system to manage satellite traffic in space, weakening a badly needed effort championed by the U.S. space industry and the president's first administration,
SpaceX Starlink Needed to Save FAA From Failing Verizon Air Traffic Control
The Verizon communication system to air traffic control is breaking down very rapidly. The FAA assessment is single digit months to catastrophic failure,
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.
US transportation secretary announces plan to 'supercharge' air traffic controller hiring
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made a trip to OKC's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center to visit with staff and air traffic control students.
FAA plans to 'supercharge' air traffic control with faster hiring and pay raises. What you should know before applying to the high-stress job.
Air traffic controllers now earn $160,000 on average and the job doesn't require a college degree. But the career comes with high stress.
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.
Latest Headlines | FAA increasing starting salaries for air traffic controllers
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Air Traffic Control Trainees to Get Raise, in Nod to Cost of Living
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the increase to almost $23 an hour is intended to boost recruitment and retention.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to 'streamline' FAA hiring process amid air traffic control shortage
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday announced a plan to shorten the Federal Aviation Administration hiring ...
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FAA Reportedly Considering Musk-Owned Company For $2 Billion Air Traffic Control Modernization Contract
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering canceling its $2.4 billion air traffic control communications system ...
Starlink poised to take over $2.4 billion contract to overhaul air traffic control communication
While Elon Musk hacks away at the federal bureaucracy in the name of “efficiency,” his company Starlink appears poised to ...
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U.S. to Raise Air Traffic Control Salaries, Elon Musk Asks Back Retirees
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday that the agency plans to substantially increase hiring amid a ...
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Daily Memo: Sights Set On Air Traffic Control Improvements
Daily Memo: Sights Set On Air Traffic Control Improvements is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week Intelligence ...
NTSB blames Southwest Chicago near miss on Flexjet crew 'failure' to listen to air traffic control
National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy says investigations are ongoing into the near-miss between a ...
Team from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to review air traffic control system
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the plan after the FAA laid off roughly 400 probationary employees.
A midair collision in Arizona prompts questions about air traffic control towers
Do more U.S. airports need control towers? That's one of the questions that has arisen following a midair collision at an ...
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AEROTHAI to use smart technology to handle 1.2 million flights this year
AEROTHAI is set to enhance air traffic management with smart technology, aiming to handle 1.2 million flights in 2024. The ...