FAA announces hiring effort at air traffic control academy

US Transport Chief Seeks to Boost Air Traffic Control Hiring
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday the Trump administration will take steps to boost air traffic controller hiring after a series of recent safety incidents again raised questions about a persistent staffing shortage.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to 'streamline' FAA hiring process amid air traffic control shortage
Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday ... Hawk helicopter with a commercial passenger plane in Washington, D.C., which claimed the lives of all 67 people ...
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.
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.
FAA Aims to Boost Hiring of Air-Traffic Controllers and Update Its Technology
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pledges to seek billions of dollars to improve the country’s aviation system.
Duffy announces ‘supercharge’ of air traffic controller hiring amid staff shortage
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday he would implement plans to create a “supercharge” in air traffic controller staffing amid shortages. “This staffing shortage has been a known challenge for over a decade,
Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate ...
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy fires back at Hillary Clinton for knocking DOGE: ‘Sit this one out’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy got into it with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, telling her to “sit this one out” after she needled him for touting plans to bring in the ...
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Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says FAA systems are 'antiquated,' calls for more air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says that many of ... a military Blackhawk helicopter with an American Airlines jet in Washington, D.C., last week. A private plane also plummeted out of ...
Transportation secretary says pilot error played a role in majority of recent plane crashes and close calls
Pilot error played a role in most of the high-profile plane crashes and close calls in the last few weeks, Transportation ...
Trump’s transportation department cancels new review step that could’ve slowed state projects
President Donald Trump’s administration is backing off its demand for an extra layer of federal scrutiny whenever states seek ...
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US transportation chief reconsidering air traffic rules, talks to Musk
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday he is reconsidering rules that allowed air traffic control supervisors to reduce staffing at Washington ...
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Transportation chief defends FAA firings
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — A two-hour flight between Minneapolis ... And introducing risk is the last thing that you want to do ...
What to Know About the Passenger Jet, Army Helicopter Collision Near Washington, D.C.
Air traffic controller audio TIME retrieved from LiveATC.net revealed what happened moments before the collision. The tower had cleared the plane for landing on Runway 33, but just seconds before the ...