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Air traffic controller shortages: University-based training programs are becoming part of the solution

Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more Americans to question ...
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Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Air traffic controllers observe a plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport in 2017. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Air ...
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The US needs more air traffic controllers. These graduating students just got fast-tracked to enter the job market quicker

The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as a recent spate of incidents has thrust the high-stress profession into the ...

Sean Duffy-led DOT touts college training program to address FAA air traffic controller staff woes: 'We are moving at the speed of Trump'

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has touted the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) collegiate training program aimed ...
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Air traffic control simulator gives students ‘immersive’ training in industry facing shortage

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Students in a building located at Bartow Executive Airport are using a $280,000 simulator, typically reserved for the military and a few other schools in the nation. The ...

Sacramento City College to be first in California to offer enhanced ATC training program

U.S. Transportation officials announced Thursday that Sacramento City College will be the next school to offer FAA Academy ...
The Royal Gazette

Success of new air traffic controllers celebrated

Four young Bermudians have been certified as the island’s newest batch of air traffic control specialists. Dejon Robinson, ...
Houston Chronicle

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution

(THE CONVERSATION) Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more ...
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Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Melanie Dickman, The Ohio State University and Brian Strzempkowski, The Ohio State ...