Some Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students are now able to bypass the FAA Academy and be hired as air-traffic ...

A member of the House of Representatives is trying to exempt the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in Oklahoma City from any future government shutdowns. The school churns out thousands of ...

McCormick added that 26 Embry-Riddle students are on track to be assessed by the end of fall 2025. "Embry-Riddle is proud ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas is trying to exempt the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in Oklahoma City from future government shutdowns. The school churns out thousands of ...

If she does get hired, she will no longer have to move to the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City for three months of training, which had been a requirement for all new FAA controllers - until now.

We support U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas and his efforts to keep the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in Oklahoma City open, even in the event of a government shutdown.

This was made possible after Embry-Riddle signed an agreement with FAA to allow the hiring of air traffic controllers from approved university programs.

has experienced a surge of applications at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, according to a U.S. Travel Association brief. Of the 10,000 applicants, approximately 7,500 have been referred for testing ...

The FAA signed an agreement with Vaughn College in New York to become the next school for the Enhanced Air Traffic – Collegiate Training Initiative program.

That program allows prospective air traffic controllers to skip attending the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City before being hired. “The FAA is working to strengthen our controller workforce and ...