FAA Modifies Rest Rules for Air Traffic Controllers
Change affecting off-duty time before midnight shift expected to start in 2026.
Change affecting off-duty time before midnight shift expected to start in 2026.
ATCs can currently work to age 61 with a special exemption.
A recent study identified multiple factors behind the lack of FAA air traffic controllers.
Hundreds of thousands of pilots, technicians, and cabin crew will be needed to replace retiring workers.
UFA Inc.’s ATTranscribe will allow for a high-tech streamlining of a currently archaic process.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he will use authority to grant exemptions for the mandatory air traffic controller retirement age.
University’s enhanced program offers quicker entry into air traffic control careers.
Agency is streamlining the employment process that is currently an eight-step process down to five, it said.
National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) disagrees with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s plan to allow controllers to stay longer.
President on Thursday suggested the collision between a passenger jet and U.S. Army helicopter was caused by diversity initiatives.