Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer
A critical shortage of 3,800 air traffic controllers is because of the Federal Aviation Administration’s DEI practices ...
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Fact check: Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries
During Trump’s first term, the FAA began a program to hire air traffic controllers with the conditions that Trump decried.
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Air Traffic Controllers Blow Whistle On FAA, Say DEI Hiring Practices Led To DC Disaster
A 2023 report warned the FAA that air traffic controllers were increasingly making last-minute flight adjustments due to ...
Air-Traffic Controllers Make $158,000 a Year. Why There Is Still a Shortage.
The U.S.’s deadliest air crash in more than two decades serves as a reminder of the yearslong shortage of air-traffic ...
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Is it hard to become an air traffic controller?
“Air traffic controllers are responsible for operating ... Most students get only one chance to pass or fail the FAA Academy test. The salary for a controller can range anywhere from $75K ...
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Mid-air collision renews concerns about air traffic controller shortage in the U.S.
The mid-air collision at Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people is sparking a conversation that’s been going on for ...
Aviation experts reiterate concerns about air traffic controller shortage after DCA crash
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has indefinitely closed helicopter routes near Reagan National Airport following the deadly crash.
Air Traffic Control Offices Are in Chaos in Trump’s New Administration
“People are scared and angry here,” one staffer working in air traffic control tells Rolling Stone ... if there’s evidence that they violated some kind of implicit loyalty test to the new government.