New York Post
FAA close to hitting air traffic controller hiring goal — after targeting gamers
The Federal Aviation Administration just beat the high score. The agency hired more than 2,000 air traffic controllers this year after a campaign targeting gamers — and has already hit 94% of its recruitment goal, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
How FAA is addressing air traffic controller shortage in Las Vegas, U.S.
The staffing shortages that triggered hourslong flight delays at Harry Reid International Airport last weekend may not be a short-term problem. Federal officials are racing to hire nearly 7,000 air traffic controllers nationwide, but it can take up to two ...
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Air traffic control staffing shortages just delayed flights at a major airport. Other cities could soon be next
From 2013 to 2023, the FAA only hired two-thirds of the controllers its staffing model called for. Airports are starting to experience the impact. On Thursday, more than 200 flights were delayed, canceled, or diverted due to a ground delay program at ...
New York Post
The six-figure career where you’re required to retire at age 56… but no one wants it
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will pay you six figures and include federal benefits under one condition: you must retire at 56 years old. The FAA is facing a staffing crisis trying to fill the position of an air traffic controller at Detroit ...
KTNV Las Vegas
A closer look at air traffic controller staffing after FAA orders ground delay at Las Vegas airport
Abel Garcia asks what's behind the air traffic controller shortage at Harry Reid International Airport — and what's being done to fix it. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Staffing shortages at Harry Reid International Airport are causing flight delays averaging ...