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America’s Air Traffic Controller Shortage: A $137,000 Career Path You’ve Never Considered
If you’ve ever dreamed of a high-paying career without the burden of a four-year degree, you might want to look up—literally.
Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer
The FAA basically decided the students were too white and the schools too elite, so in 2013 knocked them off the preferred hiring list,” claimed lawyer Michael Pearson.
Air traffic controller shortage has left workers ‘fatigued and distracted’ for years, experts say
Too few controllers have been on the job across the country in general, and in the Baltimore-Washington corridor in ...
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America desperately needs more air traffic controllers. So why is it so tough to hire them?
The US air traffic control system has been stretched nearly to its breaking point by a decades-long staffing shortage. It’s causing problems not just for the air traffic controllers that remain ...
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How the nation's air traffic controller shortage affects Washington state
Based on 2024 targets set by the FAA and the air traffic controllers union. Does not include ARTCCs; Map: Erin Davis/AxiosA huge share of the country's air traffic control facilities are understaffed, ...
NBC Washington12d
Is there an air traffic controller shortage? Deadly midair collision raises concerns
The incident has raised concerns about the shortage of air traffic controllers and how it impacts aviation safety. The FAA announced in September 2024 that it had more than 14,000 air traffic ...
Orange County Register9d
Midair collision reignites national concerns over air traffic controller shortage
The midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport that killed 67 people has reignited a years-long concern over a national shortage of air traffic controllers and an increase of near ...