Western Service Area Regional Council Meeting - Air Traffic Control

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) · February 17, 2026

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Opening and purpose

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Rao, the FAA program manager for the Aviation Workforce and Education Division, opened the meeting and described the event as the FAA’s first Western Service Area Regional Council meeting to align K–12, higher education and industry around aviation and aerospace workforce shortages, especially air traffic control.

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The Federal Aviation Administration convened its first Western Service Area Regional Council to coordinate aviation education and workforce pathways, focusing on air traffic control hiring, collegiate training initiative (CTI/ECTI) programs, and partnerships with K–12 and higher-education institutions across the Western U.S. and territories.

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