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.
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.
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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Secretary of Transportation visits OKC, rolls out plan to recruit air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took a tour of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Academy at the Mike Monroney ...
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The US Launches Initiative to Address ATC Shortage
The Trump administration has announced a new initiative to address the nation's air traffic controllers shortage.
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Airport control tower recruits to get nearly 30 percent pay boost
The academy program lasts several months and is followed by one to three years of on-the-job training. The FAA says that within three years of graduating from the academy, the average certified ...
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Archer Receives FAA Certification To Launch Its Pilot Training Academy
Archer can now train and qualify pilots as part of its newly launched pilot training academy with plans ... for which the application has already begun. The FAA granted Archer its Part 141 ...
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Archer Receives FAA Certification To Launch Its Pilot Training Academy
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) received FAA certification to launch its pilot training academy ... will be pursuing—for which the application has already begun.