The academy is planning to train 1,950 people throughout Fiscal Year 2025, according to the FAA. The academy's physical capacity is 2,500. In Fiscal Year 2024, there were 1,584 air traffic control ...

Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.

Cash awards will be given to certain new hires and graduates of the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, according to an official release.Academy graduates and new hires who complete the initial ...

The FAA needs approximately 3,000 more air traffic ... Duffy said the agency has streamlined the process to get applicants into the air traffic program at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City.

And the FAA's air traffic control academy in Oklahoma City is limited to an annual 1,800 trainees, Sumwalt said. About 30% of those trainees are unable to complete the training and assessment.

In efforts to quickly hire air traffic controllers in the US, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has experienced a surge of applications at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, according to a U.S.

OKLAHOMA CITY — U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas is trying to exempt the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in Oklahoma City from future government shutdowns. The school churns out thousands of ...

A member of the U.S. House of Representatives is trying to exempt the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in Oklahoma City from any future government shutdowns. The school churns out thousands ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has launched a new cash incentive program to recruit and retain air traffic controllers, offering $5,000 bonuses to academy graduates and new hires, and $10,000 ...

"The FAA academy located in Oklahoma City, where all air traffic controllers currently get their training, is limited in how many people they can put through that facility.

SUNY Schenectady and Federal Aviation Administration Sign Agreement for College to Join Enhanced Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) Program SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is rolling out financial incentives for air traffic ... Cash awards will be given to certain new hires and graduates of the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, ...