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The FAA is desperate to hire enough air traffic controllers. Here's what to know about the high-stress job that pays $160,000 on average.
Air traffic controllers earn about $160,000 on average, and the job doesn't require a college degree. Still, the government is short by 3,000 people.
FAA announces new air traffic control system in hope of taming busy skies
The current ATC system "is based on an outdated technologies that are unable to meet" modern demands, an administration statement said.
Trump accelerates upgrades of air traffic control systems amid FAA departures
President Donald Trump’s own policies have prompted departures of key staff and hurt morale at the aviation agency, complicating multi-billion dollar modernization plans.
TCC graduates set to go straight into air traffic control thanks to enhanced program
Several Tulsa Community College graduates are set to go straight into a job in air traffic control thanks to TCC's new enhanced ATC program.
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As few as 3 radar controllers monitored Newark's airspace Monday night, FAA says
At times Monday evening, as few as three air traffic controllers per hour were lined up to monitor via radar the planes flying into and out of the airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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