2026年10月1日 美国东部时间7:00 / 福克斯新闻网
美国运输部长肖恩·达菲称这一里程碑很重要，但绝非 strained 劳动力问题的终点
作者：贾斯敏·贝尔 福克斯新闻网
发布于2026年10月1日 美国东部时间7:00
美国联邦航空管理局局长布莱恩·贝德福德介绍一项125亿美元的计划，将替换超过600套过时的雷达系统并升级空中交通管制系统。美国联邦航空管理局同时正在招募数千名新空管员，其中包括具备游戏技能的求职者，以填补人员缺口并提升安全水平。
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【福克斯新闻独家首发】 美国联邦航空管理局今年打破了空管员招聘的历史纪录，共招录2235名培训学员，以扭转全美范围内多年的人员短缺问题。
美国交通部独家向福克斯新闻数字频道透露，该局已超额完成2026财年招录2200名空管培训学员的目标，创下该机构单一财年招聘人数的历史新高。
据交通部数据，截至9月30日，该局持有资质的空管员人数达到11027人，为十年来最高水平，高于2025财年末的10694人。
【海关边境保护局庆祝历史性里程碑，呼吁进一步扩大队伍：‘我们不会止步于此’】
2026年9月28日，美国运输部长肖恩·达菲与密苏里州共和党参议员埃里克·施密特一同，在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场举行的新闻发布会上发言。（盖蒂图片社）
“我们正在招聘和培训数量空前的空管员，数据就是最好的证明。”美国运输部长肖恩·达菲向福克斯新闻数字频道表示。
“多亏了特朗普总统，我们将招聘流程耗时缩短了数月，大幅扩大了大学培训项目的规模，并吸引了数千名年轻游戏玩家投身这一充满前景的职业。”达菲说，“这是一项重要的里程碑，但绝非终点——我们仍在努力扭转数十年来的人员短缺问题。”
此次创纪录的招聘成果，距美国联邦航空管理局公布一项激进的三年劳动力计划仅过去五个月，该计划旨在重建因人员短缺、强制加班和漫长培训周期而不堪重负的空管队伍。
去年12月，联邦航空管理局局长布莱恩·贝德福德在国会作证时对这一问题给出了严峻评估，警告议员们，按照此前的架构，该局“永远”无法达到足够的人员配备水平。
里根华盛顿国家机场在2025年致命空中相撞事件后实施重大变革
2026年9月10日夜间，美国航空鹰航支线客机停靠在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场停机坪上。（盖蒂图片社）
“我们永远赶不上需求。”贝德福德说，“这套系统的设计初衷就是长期人手不足。”
美国联邦航空管理局2026-2028年空管员劳动力计划于今年5月由福克斯新闻数字频道率先报道，计划要求2026财年招录2200名空管培训学员，2027财年招录2300人，2028财年招录2400人。
该局最终比首批招录目标多招收了35名学员。
最新数据还显示，完成培训并获得正式资质的空管员人数也有所增长。
美国联邦航空管理局在2026财年初共有10694名持证专业空管员，年末达到11027人，净增加333人。该机构的劳动力计划将12563名持证专业空管员定为满足预期需求所需的人员编制目标。
这意味着2027财年伊始，美国联邦航空管理局仍比目标编制少1536名持证空管员。
当航空公司飞行员指出安全问题时，我们需要政策制定者倾听并采取行动
美国交通部向福克斯新闻数字频道表示，目前尚无达到该编制目标的确切时间表，但表示政府正在“加速”招聘工作，并扩大增强型空中交通大学培训计划的规模。
此次创纪录的招聘之年紧随2025财年的另一轮大规模招聘之后，当年联邦航空管理局共招录2028名空管培训学员，为2008年以来的最高纪录。
美国联邦航空管理局正加快招聘和培训流程，以应对人员退休和其他劳动力流失问题。
联邦航空管理局在今年5月的劳动力计划中表示，当时约有4000名空管员处于培训流程中，其中约1000名已有资质的空管员正在新设施接受培训。
2026年9月28日，美国运输部长肖恩·达菲在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场举行的新闻发布会上发言。（盖蒂图片社）
对于新入职员工而言，成为一名完全合格的空管员可能需要两年多时间，具体取决于其任职设施的复杂程度。
政府在加快新员工培训流程的同时，也在努力留住经验丰富的空管员。通过一项新的奖金制度，近400名符合退休条件的空管员得以留任。交通部表示，招聘流程的改革已将新员工入职所需时间缩短了五个多月。
美国联邦航空管理局还扩大了增强型空中交通大学培训计划，允许参与该项目的合格毕业生直接跳过联邦航空管理局学院，直接前往工作场所接受在职培训。
此次招聘热潮正值特朗普政府对美国空中交通管制系统进行全面改革之际，政府为此拨款125亿美元用于升级电信基础设施、新无线电和雷达设备以及电子飞行条。美国联邦航空管理局还在扩大基于模拟器的培训，并探索人工智能和机器学习工具，以更好地管理空中交通流量。
此次创纪录的招聘之年是联邦航空管理局三年招聘计划的第一步。该机构计划在2027财年再招录2300名空管培训学员，2028财年招录2400人。
“这是一项重要的里程碑，”他说，“但绝非终点。”
贾斯敏·贝尔是福克斯新闻数字频道突发新闻撰稿人，报道领域涵盖政治、军事、围绕生命与家庭政策的法律辩论以及信仰与文化议题。
FAA breaks controller hiring record after chief warned system was ‘chronically understaffed’
October 1, 2026 7:00am EDT / Fox News
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the milestone important ‘but not the finish line’ for the strained workforce
By Jasmine Baehr Fox News
Published October 1, 2026 7:00am EDT
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford discusses a $12.5 billion plan to replace more than 600 outdated radar systems and modernize air traffic control. The FAA is also recruiting thousands of new controllers, including those with gaming skills, to address staffing gaps and enhance safety.
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FIRST ON FOX:The Federal Aviation Administration broke its all-time record for air traffic controller hiring this year, bringing on 2,235 trainees as the agency works to reverse years of staffing shortages across the nation.
The FAA surpassed its fiscal year 2026 goal of hiring 2,200 air traffic controller trainees, marking the most hired in a single fiscal year in agency history, the Department of Transportation told Fox News Digital exclusively.
The agency also reached its highest certified controller staffing level in a decade, with 11,027 certified professional controllers as of Sept. 30, up from 10,694 at the end of fiscal year 2025, according to the DOT.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, accompanied by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Sept. 28, 2026.(Getty Images)
“We’re recruiting, hiring, and training more air traffic controllers than ever before—and the numbers show it,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox News Digital.
“Thanks to President Trump, we’ve shaved months off the hiring pipeline, dramatically expanded our collegiate training programs, and inspired thousands of young gamers to pursue this exciting career,” Duffy said. “This is an important milestone, but not the finish line as we work to reverse decades of staffing shortages.”
The record comes less than five months after the FAA unveiled an aggressive three-year workforce plan aimed at rebuilding a controller workforce strained by staffing shortages, mandatory overtime and lengthy training timelines.
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford had offered a stark assessment of the problem during congressional testimony last December, warning lawmakers that the agency would “never” reach adequate staffing under its previous structure.
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American Eagle regional jets are parked at their gates at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at night on Sept. 10, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia.(Getty Images)
“We’ll never catch up,” Bedford said. “The system is designed to be chronically understaffed.”
The FAA’s 2026-2028 Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan, first reported by Fox News Digital in May, called for hiring 2,200 controller trainees in fiscal year 2026, 2,300 in fiscal year 2027 and 2,400 in fiscal year 2028.
The agency finished the fiscal year 35 trainees above its first benchmark.
The latest numbers also show growth among controllers who have completed training and become fully certified.
The FAA entered fiscal year 2026 with 10,694 certified professional controllers and ended it with 11,027, a net increase of 333. The agency’s workforce plan identifies 12,563 certified professional controllers as the staffing target needed to meet forecast demand.
That leaves the FAA 1,536 certified controllers below its target as it enters fiscal year 2027.
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The DOT told Fox News Digital it does not have an exact timeframe for reaching that benchmark, but said the administration is “supercharging” hiring and expanding its Enhanced Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative.
The record follows another major hiring year in fiscal 2025, when the FAA brought on 2,028 controller trainees, its highest total since 2008.
The administration has moved to accelerate the hiring and training pipeline as the FAA contends with retirements and other workforce losses.
The FAA said in its May workforce plan that roughly 4,000 controllers were in the training pipeline at the time, including approximately 1,000 previously certified controllers training at new facilities.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Sept. 28, 2026.(Getty Images)
Becoming a fully certified controller can take more than two years for a new hire, depending on the complexity of the facility where they are assigned.
The administration has also worked to retain experienced controllers while accelerating the pipeline for new ones. Nearly 400 retirement-eligible controllers were retained through a new bonus structure, while DOT says changes to the hiring process have shaved more than five months off the time it takes to bring on new recruits.
The FAA has also expanded its Enhanced Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative, allowing qualified graduates of participating college programs to bypass the FAA Academy and report directly to facilities for on-the-job training.
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The hiring surge comes as the Trump administration undertakes a broader overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control system, backed by $12.5 billion for upgrades including telecommunications infrastructure, new radios and radars, and electronic flight strips. The FAA is also expanding simulator-based training and exploring artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to better manage air traffic demand.
The record-setting year marks the first step in the FAA’s three-year hiring push. The agency is targeting another 2,300 controller trainees in fiscal year 2027 and 2,400 in fiscal year 2028.
“This is an important milestone,” he said, “but not the finish line.”
Jasmine Baehr is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, legal debates surrounding life and family policy, as well as faith and culture.
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