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Government Shutdown Closes FAA ATC Training Academy

Bill Carey January 02, 2019
Credit: FAA
WASHINGTON—The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has caused FAA to close its air traffic controller academy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, delaying controller training during a staffing shortage. The shutdown that began Dec. 22, 2018 over security wall funding sought by President Donald Trump on...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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