FAA Faces Rising Trainee Numbers in Controller Ranks
Credit: JOSEPHPRIES.COM
The FAA is hiring thousands of air traffic controllers to stay ahead of a spike in retirements, but this is raising new concerns about an increasingly inexperienced workforce. Trainees now comprise a quarter of the U.S. controller staff—up to half at some facilities—and this ratio is set to rise...
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