Originally published at: https://avweb.com/aviation-news/faa-reports-record-controller-hiring/
Agency hired 2,235 trainees in fiscal 2026 as it works to address a nationwide controller shortage.
I wonder how many of them will actually make it all the way to full-performance controllership. The track record the last few years hasn’t been good.
What Bryan Bedford conveniently fails to mention is that FAA ATC is just not understaffed, Flight Standards Aviation Safety Inspectors 1825 are losing record numbers due to retirement or leaving to industry where the pay and working conditions are better.
Typical that the FAA is behind the curve - Are they still using morse code to communicate?