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https://www.nationalacademies.org/trb/transportation-research-board 13-10-2009 18:51:19
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Hire more controllers, train them faster & optimize scheduling. Just a few of the key recs from a National Academies report on the nation’s shortage of air traffic controllers. GTaerospace’s Karen Feigh helped write it and shares some of the details: bit.ly/4lnPOyf




The The FAA ✈️’ air traffic control workforce includes roughly 14,000 controllers spread across 313 facilities. ow.ly/4GAm50Wh2YT



The #FAA (The FAA ✈️) wants to learn whether the size of commercial airplane seats, as the average size of Americans increases, would slow emergency evacuation times. Read more in the latest TRB/National Academies report: ow.ly/G0S650Wgcqw #PassengerSafety #AirplaneSeats




The Federal Highway Admn Every Day Counts Program is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and works to increase the use of new technologies and approaches for completing transportation projects. See TRB's new report evaluating the program: ow.ly/EJ2V50Wgluc



TRB provides advice through consensus studies on policy issues of national significance, applying the National Academies’s high standards for quality, objectivity, and independence. ow.ly/FpeP50WkxjB


Watch & make sure your concerns about aviation safety, aircraft technical systems, and air quality are addressed in the study. Committee members include a former @FAAnews cabin safety expert, a former The Boeing Company engineer, and a retired americanair VP x.com/NASEM_Health/s…



General aviation airports such as Hillsboro Airport near Portland, Oregon have benefited from studies by TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) in their quest to meet demand and improve efficiency and safety. Read about the program - and much more! - in the latest TR News: ow.ly/TFOs50Wjjpy

Let's look at the U.S. shortage of air traffic controllers. While thousands of people apply for air traffic controller jobs with The FAA ✈️ when jobs are announced, 40% of those eligible don't even take even the initial assessment for the academy. ow.ly/XRXk50Wkpnj



