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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on April 6 it is proposing to hire 2,300 air traffic controller trainees as it works to address a persistent lack of personnel. The Air Traffic Control tower at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia., U.S., March 15, 2026 The FAA is about 3,500 fully certified air traffic controllers short of targeted staffing levels. At the end of September it employed 13,164 controllers – or 6% fewer controllers than it did