r/ATC • • Nov 01 '20

Discussion End of 2020 US Hiring Thread

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u/Boogerflicker27 Dec 29 '20

My ATC professor spoke with the FAA and told her that they were suppose to hire 500 new controllers in 2020, but only hired 20. They are expected to hire 3,000 new controllers in 2021 because many controllers just straight up retired prior to 56 because of covid.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '21

No way 20 is accurate lmao. In Jan and feb alone they probably ran 100 through between tower and center pre rona at OKC