As the FAA continues to deal with staffing issues on a nearly daily basis, the agency says it has received 57,956 applications for this year's 1,500 open air traffic controller positions.
In this Jan. 12, 2019, file photo, an airplane flies past the tower where air traffic controllers work at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.As the Federal Aviation Administration continues to deal with staffing issues on a nearly daily basis, the agency says it has received 57,956 applications for this year's 1,500 open air traffic controller positions.
In this June 24, 2016, file photo, air traffic controllers talk with pilots inside the control tower at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles.The median annual salary for air traffic controllers was $138,556 in 2021. All applicants must be under 30 years of age. In a speech last week in Washington, D.C., the head of the ATC union says the FAA is not hiring fast enough."In 2011, there were over 11,750 Certified Professional Controllers and additional trainees yielding over 15,000 total controllers on board at the FAA," Rich Santa said at an industry conference last week.
Air traffic controllers manage plane traffic at airports across the country, and they are vital to the safety of plane passengers and the ability of airlines to maintain a timely schedule. In this March 6, 2021, file photo, a sign shows the U.S Federal Aviation Administration logo near its headquarters in Washington, D.C."Unfortunately, FAA staffing is not keeping up with attrition," Santa said. "With the introduction of new technology and new entrants into the [National Airspace System], we should have 1,000 more controllers, not 1,000 fewer than we had a decade ago.
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