Air Traffic Control Workforce Plan
Update for 2008
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is on schedule in its plan to hire and train nearly 17,000 air traffic controllers over the next decade. The FAA hired more than 1,800 controllers last year and expects to hire nearly 1,900 in Fiscal Year 2008. The details are laid out in the updated Air Traffic Control Workforce Plan 2008–2017 (PDF) released on March 31, 2008.
"We're on target, and our newly hired controllers are highly motivated," said Acting Administrator Robert A. Sturgell. "Significant improvements in the way we recruit, hire and train people are helping us manage through this predicted transition period."
- Press Release – FAA on Schedule in Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan (3/31/08)
- Video – New Controller Hiring Plan
- Air Traffic Control Workforce Plan 2008–2017 (PDF)
- View Photos of Air Traffic Controllers in Training
- Learn About How To Become an Air Traffic Controller
