Biden FAA pushes diversity over safety in hiring air traffic controllers Published:Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 8:51 pm By:John Steed(More Entries) The flying public wants the most competent, trained, and experienced air traffic controllers on duty when they fly to ensure passe...
FAA Plans Hiring Spree for Air-Traffic Controllers. (cover story)Reports on the plans of the administration of President George W. Bush to hire 12,000 new air-traffic controllers. Expectation that half of the controllers in the U.S. will retire within the next eight years; Plan of the ...
Whitaker said that since the Jan. 5 blowout on the Alaska jetliner, the FAA has changed to “more active, comprehensive oversight” of Boeing. That includes, as he has said before, putting more inspectors in factories at Boeing and its chief supplier on the Max, Spirit ...
controllers and other nearby aircraft. FAA regulations require aircraft flying in designated airspace and around the nation's busiest airports to be equipped with ADS-B Out technology. The FAA developed ADS-B as a next-generation transponder with features that make it usable for EC. It is relat...
Whitaker said in the announcement that a committee comprised of experts from both the aviation and medical communities will be tasked with identifying and breaking down any remaining barriers that discourage pilots and air traffic controllers from reporting and seeking care for mental health issues. ...
Why New FAA Hiring Practices for Air Traffic Controllers Are Being InvestigatedWhile the Federal Aviation Administration intends to hire 3,200additional air traffic...Scauzillo, Steve
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FAA projects save jobs but create little hiring. (some openings for air-traffic control software specialists) (Federal Aviation Administration) (contains related article on the basic National Airspace System architecture)Colborn, Kate
the air traffic controllers’ union chief told Congress that after subtracting employee losses including retirements, the agency netted an increase of only six controllers in the last year. The agency’s latest budget proposal calls for increasing ...