U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has met its goals for air traffic controller hiring in Fiscal Year 2025. The FAA said it was able to add 2,026 new controllers, compared to its goal of 2,000. These hiring numbers are around a 20 percent growth over the same period in 2024, the FAA said. Accelerating ATC hiring and creating additional pathways into the career have been among Duffy’s priorities.

“Since taking over the Department, I pledged to help place more of the best and brightest Americans into our towers,” Duffy said in a statement. “These latest numbers show our supercharge effort is continuing to hit milestones, and we are making progress on that promise.”

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford added, “Thanks to Secreta

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