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Want to be an air traffic controller?

By Janice Wood · July 9, 2009 ·

The FAA is accepting applications from the general public for trainee air traffic controller positions through July 17. The job announcements include vacancies for both Terminal and En Route controller positions throughout the nation.

The opportunity for the general public to apply for entry-level air traffic controller positions does not come along very often, according to FAA officials.The job openings to the public support the FAA’s controller workforce plan to hire approximately 15,000 controllers over the next decade. The FAA is undertaking an intensive hiring effort to replace the large number of controllers who began their careers in the 1980s and are now eligible to retire.

Any qualified U.S. citizen under the age of 31 can apply for the general public air traffic controller vacancies.

For more information: www.faa.gov/jobs/job_opportunities/airtraffic_controllers/openings/

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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