Duffy’s supercharge effort hired 20% more controllers from January to September
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hit its air traffic controller hiring goals for Fiscal Year 2025 by bringing in 2,026 new controllers. The goal for this time period was 2,000. Secretary Duffy’s FAA hired 20 percent more controllers in 2025 than the previous administration hired in 2024 from January through September.
“Since taking over the Department, I pledged to help place more of the best and brightest Americans into our towers. These latest numbers show our supercharge effort is continuing to hit milestones, and we are making progress on that promise,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “Our work is just getting started. This Department will continue to use every tool at our disposal to chip away at decades of controller staffing declines because the American people are counting on us.” (....)