Matt Molnar
2008-07-19, 04:00 PM
NY Post:
FAA KIDS ARE IN 'CONTROL' (http://www.nypost.com/seven/07142008/news/regionalnews/faa_kids_are_in_control_119827.htm)
DESPERATE FEDS WOOING HIGH-SCHOOLERS
Last updated: 6:17 am
July 14, 2008
Posted: 3:43 am
July 14, 2008
The FAA has offered an unprecedented $100,000 bonus to air-traffic controllers throughout the country to lure them to the New York area's five understaffed radar centers - and has even begun trolling local high schools to recruit for the jobs.
The FAA began its recruitment efforts in high schools and through online ads on MySpace and Craigslist because of a severe staffing shortage and lack of experience among workers at its air-control towers.
One recent hire is a 20-year-old who is now reading the scopes for the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) center in Westbury, LI, officials said. [Full Article (http://www.nypost.com/seven/07142008/news/regionalnews/faa_kids_are_in_control_119827.htm)]
FAA KIDS ARE IN 'CONTROL' (http://www.nypost.com/seven/07142008/news/regionalnews/faa_kids_are_in_control_119827.htm)
DESPERATE FEDS WOOING HIGH-SCHOOLERS
Last updated: 6:17 am
July 14, 2008
Posted: 3:43 am
July 14, 2008
The FAA has offered an unprecedented $100,000 bonus to air-traffic controllers throughout the country to lure them to the New York area's five understaffed radar centers - and has even begun trolling local high schools to recruit for the jobs.
The FAA began its recruitment efforts in high schools and through online ads on MySpace and Craigslist because of a severe staffing shortage and lack of experience among workers at its air-control towers.
One recent hire is a 20-year-old who is now reading the scopes for the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) center in Westbury, LI, officials said. [Full Article (http://www.nypost.com/seven/07142008/news/regionalnews/faa_kids_are_in_control_119827.htm)]