CNN

The US needs more air traffic controllers. These graduating students just got fast-tracked to enter the job market quicker

The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as a recent spate of incidents has thrust the high-stress profession into the ...
Yahoo

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Air traffic controllers observe a plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport in 2017. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Air ...
UPI

FAA college program aims to increase air traffic controller staffing levels

Feb. 9 (UPI) --In a bid to boost staffing levels across the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Friday it will launch a new program to recruit and retain new air traffic ...
The New York Times

As Shutdown Slows Air Traffic Training, These Schools Are Stepping In

New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy. New programs ...
Benzinga.com

1DAL : Sean Duffy-Led DOT Touts College Training Program To Address FAA Air Traffic...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has touted the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) collegiate training program aimed at bolstering the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) staff. In a post on the ...
Flying

Controller Training

Air Traffic Control (ATC) training is a highly rigorous and multi-stage process, accessible via FAA Academy, military, or Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) programs, with strict entry requirements ...
The Boston Globe

N.H. to train air traffic controllers amid national shortage

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire is set to open its first air traffic controller training program, as a national shortage of workers has sparked safety concerns. A new training program for the profession ...
Flying

FAA Moves to Improve Controller Training, Safety Reporting

The FAA is implementing immediate changes to air traffic controller (ATC) training and safety reporting based on an independent review prompted by recent airport close calls. The review identified ...
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DOT launches audit of FAA air traffic controller training

The Department of Transportation's inspector general has launched an audit of the Federal Aviation Administration's training of air traffic controllers. The review, outlined Thursday in a memo by ...
The Conversation

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university‑based training programs are becoming part of the solution

Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more Americans to question ...
SFChronicle

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution

(THE CONVERSATION) Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more ...