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FAA Facing Critical Shortage of Meteorologists
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FAA Facing Critical Shortage of Meteorologists
A federal government watchdog agency is raising concerns about the steady drop in meteorologists at FAA air traffic control (ATC) facilities. In a report released last week, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that, as of June, there were 69 National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists assigned to the FAA’s en route centers, below the target of 81 set by an agreement between the FAA and the NWS. The report’s authors link…
GAO Warns of Flight Safety Risk with FAA-NWS Staffing Pact Set to Expire
An FAA-National Weather Service interagency agreement on aviation meteorologist staffing is set to expire Sept. 30, 2025, as the agencies negotiate a ...More The article GAO Warns of Flight Safety Risk with FAA-NWS Staffing Pact Set to Expire was first published on FEDweek.
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